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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
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    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  2. Early Years
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    Early Years
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  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
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  4. My Superheroes
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  5. My Superpowers
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  7. Stealing A's
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  8. Oi Frog!
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  9. Alternative Ending
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  10. Schools questions
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  11. Dragonese
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  12. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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  14. A sudden idea
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  15. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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  16. Books and confidence
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  17. Truth and Lies
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  18. Konnie’s Love of Science
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