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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  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. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  12. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  13. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  16. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  17. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  18. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  19. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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