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Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
Ross answers the question from Oliver from Aith Junior High.
  1. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  2. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
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  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
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  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
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    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
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  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
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  6. Illustrating the Book
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    Illustrating the Book
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  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
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  8. Inspiration
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    Inspiration
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  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
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  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
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  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
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  12. More Cookie Books
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    More Cookie Books
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  13. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  14. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. Start with a face
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    Start with a face
  18. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  19. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  20. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  21. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  22. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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