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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    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. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  12. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  13. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  16. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  17. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  18. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  19. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
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    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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