Students share what they care about, how they want to help the world, what annoys them, and most simply put—who they are... along with fabulous stories of ghosts and superheros! Read about bolts of lightning, delicious fish, chaos, peace, mangos, misunderstandings, and haunted hotels.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “Beyond King Carl's wall of doors and beneath the leafy façade of our treehouse, students of 826 Valencia's Tenderloin Center work with volunteer tutors to develop their ideas into writing that is at turns funny, forceful, and fearless. This book is a collection of works by students from our field trip, after-school, and in-school programs, who come to us through partnerships in the Tenderloin community and from schools throughout San Francisco.”