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School days
Abi talks about what she was like at school and her writing.
  1. School days
    03:57
    School days
  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. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  14. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  17. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  18. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  19. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  20. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  21. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  22. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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