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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  12. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  13. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  14. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  15. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  16. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  17. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  18. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  19. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  20. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
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