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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
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    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  10. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  11. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  12. Dealing with Racists
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    Dealing with Racists
  13. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  14. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  15. Prez
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    Prez
  16. Down Behind The Dustbin
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    Down Behind The Dustbin
  17. Persistence
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  18. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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