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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  12. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  13. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  14. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  15. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  18. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  19. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  20. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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