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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  12. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  13. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  16. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  17. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  18. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  19. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  20. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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