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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  12. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  13. School days
    03:57
    School days
  14. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  15. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  16. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  17. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  18. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  19. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  20. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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