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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  8. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  9. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  10. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  11. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  12. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  13. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  14. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  15. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  16. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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