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Two of David's novels
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David Almond talks about the experiences and opinions of characters in "My Name is Mina" and "The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean".
  1. Two of David's novels
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    Two of David's novels
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  2. The local library
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    The local library
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  3. Imagination
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    Imagination
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  4. The power of words
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    The power of words
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  5. Starting as a writer
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    Starting as a writer
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  6. Q&A with David Almond
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  7. More Q&A with David Almond
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  8. The story rollercoaster
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    The story rollercoaster
  9. More Cookie Books
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    More Cookie Books
  10. Writing the Twitchers
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    Writing the Twitchers
  11. Chris McQueer – reading
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    Chris McQueer – reading
  12. Boogie Woogie Buggy
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    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  13. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  14. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  15. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  16. Draw Along
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    Draw Along
  17. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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