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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. The Choosing
    03:14
    The Choosing
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  3. From a Mouse
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  5. Tam o' Shanter
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  8. The main characters
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  9. Chris McQueer – reading
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  10. Keeping Up With Michael
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  11. Acting and Writing
    05:49
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  12. The Great Storm Whale reading
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    The Great Storm Whale reading
  13. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  15. Reading from The Crossing
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    Reading from The Crossing
  16. Writing the Twitchers
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  17. Questions from pupils
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