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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
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    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Scots
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    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
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    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
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    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
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    Taking on Roald Dahl
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    The right words
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    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
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    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
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    Questions
  10. More questions
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    More questions
  11. Even more questions
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    Even more questions
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    Questions from West Calder High School
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    100 Words on Friendship
  14. A sudden idea
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    A sudden idea
  15. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  16. Question time
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  17. Reading from The Crossover
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  18. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  19. A reading from Elizabeth
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    A reading from Elizabeth
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