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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
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    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  11. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  12. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  16. Dragonese
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    Dragonese
  17. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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