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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. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  12. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  13. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  14. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  15. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  16. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  17. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  18. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  19. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  20. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
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