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Reading from The Crossover
Author Kwame Alexander reads from his latest book, The Crossover.
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    Reading from The Crossover
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
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    Discovering New Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
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    The origins of 'Lads'
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
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    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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    Introducing Sav Akyuz
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