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Have a go!
Lauren shares her key message as Children's Laureate
  1. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  14. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  15. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  16. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  17. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  18. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  19. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  20. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  21. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  22. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
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