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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  14. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  15. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  19. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  20. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  21. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  22. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
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