Books by 826DC Students

DC students ages 6-18 wrote all of these books. How cool is that?

P.S. Are you looking for "The Tiger," the now-famous poem written by six-year-old 826DC student, Nael? We republished it in You Will Be Able to Say a Thousand Words.

You Will Be Able to Say a Thousand Words

You Will Be Able to Say a Thousand Words — $20

Young Latino boy holds a copy of the book to his chest on his right.

Having to Tell Your Mother Is the Hardest Part — $15

We Matter: Notes from DC's Generation Z

We Matter: Notes from DC's Generation Z — $15

This Time They Hear You

This Time They Hear You — $18

Spit Fire cover

Spit Fire — $15

Cover for In The Light. Additional text: Selected Works by 826DC Students, 2016-2021, Introduction by Rashawnda Williams

In The Light — $20

My Heart Went Beating Fast. Realistic fiction by Bruce Monroe @ Park View Elementary's fifth grade class. Foreword by Tania James, author of The Tusk That Did the Change. Book cover features a heart shape with one half as a wind-up dentures toy.

My Heart Went Beating Fast — $15

The Weight of the Day Surrounds My Body

The Weight of the Day Surrounds My Body — $15

Sometimes I Have to be Brave

Sometimes I Have to be Brave — $20

Long Lost. A collection of stories by students from the SEED School of Washington, DC. Introduction by Darin Strauss. Foreward by W. Ralph Eubanks. Cover features a map of DC afixed within a woman's face portrait.

Long Lost — $15

Dear Brain, written by the students of Bell Multicultural High School and Ballou Senior High School. Forward by Thomas Sayers Ellis. Introduction by Adam Pellegrini and Alison Thomas. Greenish-grey book cover with title coming from an open envelope over a student's head.

Dear Brain — $10

Everyone is Moving, No One in Place. Featuring poetry by students from the SEED School of Washington. Forward by Kyle Durgan. Book cover resembles night time sky, with a purple and grey-ish green background and star patterns.

Everyone Is Moving, No One In Place — $15