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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. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  3. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  4. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  5. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  6. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  7. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  8. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  9. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  14. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  15. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  18. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  19. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  20. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  21. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  22. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
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