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The Black Flamingo
Dean gives us a flavour of The Black Flamingo with a reading from the opening chapter.
  1. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    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. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  12. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  13. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  14. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  15. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  16. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  19. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  20. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
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