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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
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    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Scots
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    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
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    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
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    Minging!
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    Taking on Roald Dahl
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    The right words
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    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
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    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
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    Questions
  10. More questions
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    More questions
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    Even more questions
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  13. Pupils' questions
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    Pupils' questions
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    Reading of The River
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  18. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  19. Chocolate Cake
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