https://www.shop826valencia.org/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:50:34 +0000 us https://www.shop826valencia.org/ https://cdn.shoplightspeed.com/shops/664780/themes/18470/assets/logo.png?20260823215504 https://www.shop826valencia.org/bookworm.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/bookworm.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:30:22 +0000 Scientific Name: UnknownColors: GreyPronouns: they/themAge: 30Favorite Book: Too many to name! Maybe "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea"?]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-octopus.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-octopus.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:33:08 +0000 **THIS FISH HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!** Thank you for giving me a home!Colors: Orange]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-big-bite.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-big-bite.html Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:50:36 +0000 Age: 43Scientific Name: Dentibus magnisColors: Yellow, Blue, Orange, & RedPronouns: he/himAge: 43Favorite Book: "Hellenistic Astrology"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-tiny-bite.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-tiny-bite.html Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:49:11 +0000 Scientific Name: Lophiiform infelicisColors: BluePronouns: she/herAge: 9Favorite Book: "The Unfortunate Life of Worms"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/energized-by-the-sun.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/energized-by-the-sun.html Tue, 19 May 2026 19:39:36 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/the-neura-amalgam.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/the-neura-amalgam.html Tue, 19 May 2026 19:39:18 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-kissy-fishy.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-kissy-fishy.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:34 +0000 Scientific Name: Piscium osculatoColors: Green & bluePronouns: he/himAge: 500Favorite Book: "Romeo and Juliet"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-firey-blimpfish.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-firey-blimpfish.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:31 +0000 **THIS FISH HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!** Thank you for giving me a home!Scientific Name: Ignis longiorColors: Orange, Red, & YellowPronouns: he/theyAge: 35Favorite Book: "Flowers for Algernon"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-doctor.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-doctor.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:27 +0000 Scientific Name: ???Colors: MulticoloredPronouns: anyAge: 154Favorite Book: "A Wrinkle in Time"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-disc-turtle.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-disc-turtle.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:24 +0000 Scientific Name: Trachemys discusColors: Green & LimePronouns: she/he/theyAge: 20Favorite Book: "The Hobbit"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-canonball-jelly.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-canonball-jelly.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:21 +0000 Scientific Name: Stomolophus meleagrisColors: Dark Purple & GreenPronouns: him (no he, just him)Age: 2Favorite Book: (can't read yet)]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-banded-blimpfish.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-banded-blimpfish.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:18 +0000 Scientific Name: Fasciatus longiorColors: Teal & Light BluePronouns: they/itAge: 67Favorite Book: Any phone book]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-australian-box-jelly.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-australian-box-jelly.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:15 +0000 Scientific Name: Chironex fleckeriColors: Purple & PinkPronouns: she/herAge: 8Favorite Book: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-angelo.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-angelo.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:11 +0000 Scientific Name: Pterophyllum optimumColors: Blue, Red, & MacaroniPronouns: she/herAge: 12Favorite Book: "Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawai'i"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-long-lipped-goldfish.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-long-lipped-goldfish.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:08 +0000 Scientific Name: Carassius minimusColors: Pink & RosePronouns: it/itsAge: 15Favorite Book: "Dork Diaries"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-ray.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-ray.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:02 +0000 **THIS FISH HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!** Thank you for giving me a home!Scientific Name: Batomorphi bis tinctoColors: Blue & TealPronouns: they/themAge: 17Favorite Book: "Frankenstein"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-rosey-angelfish.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-rosey-angelfish.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:10:52 +0000 Scientific Name: Roseus glendiasColors: Purple, Pink, & WhitePronouns: they/sheAge: 24Favorite Book: "The Wizard of Oz"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-extra-fish-2.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-extra-fish-2.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:10:39 +0000 Scientific Name: Carassius purpuraColors: Purple & PinkPronouns: it/itsAge: 20Favorite Book: "Never Forever Last"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-extra-fish-1.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-extra-fish-1.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:10:30 +0000 **THIS FISH HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!** Thank you for giving me a home!Scientific Name: Minus longiorColors: Yellow & OrangePronouns: anyAge: 15Favorite Book: "Egghead"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-specific-snootboop.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-specific-snootboop.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:09:28 +0000 Scientific Name: ???Colors: Blue & GreenPronouns: anyAge: Unknown (lost count after 5000)Favorite Book: "Epic of Gilgamesh"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-thick-topshell.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-thick-topshell.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:09:11 +0000 Scientific Name: Phorcus lineatusColors: Green, Yellow, & BrownPronouns: he/himAge: 12Favorite Book: "Holes"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-tommay.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/adopt-a-fish-tommay.html Fri, 15 May 2026 22:09:02 +0000 Scientific Name: ThomasColors: GreenPronouns: he/himAge: 36Favorite Book: "The Merriam-Webster Dictionary"]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/keychains-anchor.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/keychains-anchor.html Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:09:01 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/boatswain-whistle-no-box.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/boatswain-whistle-no-box.html Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:08:26 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/amalfi-handmade-notes-envelopes.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/amalfi-handmade-notes-envelopes.html Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:41:25 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/message-in-a-bottle-20-usb-2gb.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/message-in-a-bottle-20-usb-2gb.html Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:41:07 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/i-can-feel-you-across-the-seas.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/i-can-feel-you-across-the-seas.html Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:28:30 +0000 This anthology emerges from the 2025-2026 San Francisco Youth Poet Laureate cohort, a powerful group of young writers whose voices reach across neighborhoods, generations, and the seas their families once crossed.]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/copy-of-sticker-826-pirate-pride.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/copy-of-sticker-826-pirate-pride.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:37:47 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/copy-of-sticker-826-pirate-logo.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/copy-of-sticker-826-pirate-logo.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:20:48 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/you-inspired-me.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/you-inspired-me.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:23:28 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/distorted-dreams.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/distorted-dreams.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:23:08 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/after-the-storm-comes-the-calm.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/after-the-storm-comes-the-calm.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:22:03 +0000 What events have shaped your life journey? Students in the newcomer program at MISSION HIGH SCHOOL share personal narratives about the so-called smooth roads, bumpy roads, crossroads, and construction zones on this journey called life.]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/run-into-the-portal-69682601.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/run-into-the-portal-69682601.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:21:15 +0000 Writing is an essential component in our After-School Tutoring Program at 826 Valencia. Upon completing homework assignments, enrolled students engage with a wide range of writing curriculum.]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/826-quarterly-vol-22.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/826-quarterly-vol-22.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:19:55 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/a-treasure-that-everybody-fights-for.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/a-treasure-that-everybody-fights-for.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:19:33 +0000 This year in 826 Valencia’s MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, students responded to what was real and present.]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/826-quarterly-vol-25.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/826-quarterly-vol-25.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:19:08 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/826-quarterly-vol-23.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/826-quarterly-vol-23.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:18:48 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/826-quarterly-vol-33.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/826-quarterly-vol-33.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:18:22 +0000 Year after year, 826 Valencia students continue to conquer challenges and craft powerful pieces of writing.]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/food-is-love.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/food-is-love.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:12:00 +0000 Sushi! Taquitos! Fried Chicken! Croissants! Young poets in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade at Everett Middle School were asked to celebrate the special dishes that remind them of home, help them celebrate, and fill their bellies and hearts.]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/whispered-tales.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/whispered-tales.html Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:15:23 +0000 In the summer of 2025, twenty-six high school students embarked on a three-week creative writing journey known as the YOUNG AUTHORS’ WORKSHOP (YAW).]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/young-authors-book-project-walk-the-earth.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/young-authors-book-project-walk-the-earth.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:10:09 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/i-am-fluffy-like-a-cloud.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/i-am-fluffy-like-a-cloud.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:09:03 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/bvhm-i-looked-at-the-sun-and-saw-the-moon.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/bvhm-i-looked-at-the-sun-and-saw-the-moon.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:08:16 +0000 This chapbook is the product of a collaboration between 826 Valencia and BUENA VISTA HORACE MANN, a bilingual K–8 school in San Francisco’s Mission District.]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/more-vivid-than-a-dream.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/more-vivid-than-a-dream.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:07:35 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/songs-for-trees-to-sing.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/songs-for-trees-to-sing.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:06:41 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/the-mysteries-between-us.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/the-mysteries-between-us.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:06:09 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/mc-sf-you-do-glow.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/mc-sf-you-do-glow.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:04:41 +0000 "Sights of San Francisco" marks the seventh year of Muni Art, a collaboration between the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and San Francisco Beautiful.]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/the-battle-within.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/the-battle-within.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:03:35 +0000 ]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/unlock-happy-memories.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/unlock-happy-memories.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:02:02 +0000 In our SUNDAY TUTORING PROGRAM at 826 Valencia, students receive help from tutors to complete schoolwork and then engage with a wide range of writing curriculum.]]> https://www.shop826valencia.org/this-sensory-wonderland.html https://www.shop826valencia.org/this-sensory-wonderland.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:55:53 +0000 ]]>