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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
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    The World of the Crossing
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
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    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Where monsters come from
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    Where monsters come from
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  12. 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?
  13. Respecting each other
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    Respecting each other
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    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  15. Read a long
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    Read a long
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  17. Questions
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    Questions
  18. The World of the Crossing
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    The World of the Crossing
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