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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  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. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  12. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  13. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  14. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  15. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  17. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  18. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  19. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  20. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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