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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. 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. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  12. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  13. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  14. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  16. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  17. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  18. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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