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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  13. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  14. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  15. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  16. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  17. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  18. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  19. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  20. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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