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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  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. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  12. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  13. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  14. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  16. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  17. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  18. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  19. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  20. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
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