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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. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  12. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  15. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  16. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  17. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  18. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  19. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  20. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
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