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Fan fiction of your life!
How much of Dean’s experiences are reflected in his book?
  1. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  14. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  15. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  18. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  19. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  20. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  21. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  22. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
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