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Hopeless at maths!
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Jacqueline shows us her first attempt at writing a novel. Her first book, Meet the Maggots, was written in primary five.
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    Hopeless at maths!
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  2. Writing stories
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    Writing stories
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  5. The story of Tracy
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  6. Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
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  10. We are all storytellers
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    We are all storytellers
  11. Questions from schools
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    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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  15. Where monsters come from
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