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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  12. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  13. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  16. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  17. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  18. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  19. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
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    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
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