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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
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    03:14
    Themes of books
  2. Simon Cowell
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    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
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    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
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    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
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    School dinners
  7. Thames
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  8. Favourite book
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    Favourite book
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    Next book
  10. Favourite author
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    Favourite author
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  12. Readers and writers
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    Readers and writers
  13. Scottish words and questions from schools
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    Scottish words and questions from schools
  14. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  15. It Does Matter
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    It Does Matter
  16. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  17. Y is for Young Adult
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    Y is for Young Adult
  18. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  19. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  20. Draw Goldy the Gecko
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    Draw Goldy the Gecko
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