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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. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  12. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  13. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  14. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  15. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  16. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  17. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  18. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  19. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  20. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
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