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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  2. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
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  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
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  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
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  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
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  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
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  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
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  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
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  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
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  10. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  11. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  12. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  13. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  14. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  15. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  16. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  17. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  18. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  19. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
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