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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
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    The World of the Crossing
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
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  3. How James got started
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    How James got started
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  4. A pirate picture story
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    A pirate picture story
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  5. Picturing Nessie
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    Picturing Nessie
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  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
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  7. Making the change
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    Making the change
  8. Questions
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  9. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
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    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  10. The origins of 'Lads'
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    The origins of 'Lads'
  11. A question from Freya.
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    A question from Freya.
  12. Creating a Poem
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    Creating a Poem
  13. Start with a face
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    Start with a face
  14. The life of Matthew Henson
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