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The 826 National video
Narrated by bestselling author and essayist Sarah Vowell, this video will show you who we are, what we do, and how much fun we're having doing it!
 
Don't Forget to Write
Daniel Handler (and most certainly not Lemony Snicket), a student, and a volunteer share the story of the 826 writing and tutoring centers. Dozens of professional writers, 826 volunteers, and educators contributed lesson plans to the new two-volume set from 826 National, Don't Forget to Write.
 
 
The Young Author's Book Project
Take a sneak peak inside 826 Valencia’s 2008-2009 Young Authors’ Book Project, documented by San Francisco filmmaker Ira Chute. The clip features Ms. Pirette McKamey’s Senior English class at Mission High School, as well as 826 Valencia tutors hard at work on the writing project.
 
Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country
We asked our students to write letters of advice to President Barack Obama after he was elected. The results were compiled in a book entitled Thanks And Have Fun Running The Country: Kids Letters to President Obama.
 

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