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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  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. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  12. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  13. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  14. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  15. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  18. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  19. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  20. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
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