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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. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  12. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  13. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  14. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  16. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  18. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  19. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  20. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
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