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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  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. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  12. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  13. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  17. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  18. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  19. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  20. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
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