The Greater Boston Bigfoot Research Institute
826 Boston's retail storefront is now closer than ever, offering cryptozoology supplies, fashionable garb, and 826 Boston student publications. Each store purchase directly benefits 826 Boston, and helps support our free youth writing and tutoring programs.
Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country $12.00 A few days after the election of Barack Obama, 826 students around the country were asked to provide advice and guidance to their new President. In this collection, arriving at inauguration time, there's loads of advice for President Obama, often hilarious, sometimes heartfelt and occasionally downright practical. Kids from all over the country reach out to the 44th President, speaking to the issues closest to their hearts, relating their life stories, and asking for help. |
I Wish They Would Have Asked Me $15.00 826 Boston's first publication is the culmination of a year of collaborative efforts between 826 Boston and the students, teachers, and administrators of The English High School. I Wish They Would Have Asked Me is a 180-page anthology of essays, poems, short stories, and letters written by 11th and 12th grade students. Pieces cover themes of education, immigration, violence, family, and personal stories of change, struggle, and perseverance. |
2% of 2% of All The World's Stories $12.00 826 Boston's newest publication, 2% of 2% of All the World's Stories, is a collection of fantastical stories features writing from students ages 7-13 from 826 Boston's after school tutoring program and writing workshops. The book also features a forward by National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson, who writes, "I delighted in the magical worlds spinning around in the heads of these inventive, inspired, incredible young writers." |
GBBRI Rising Sun T Shirt $15.00 The logo depicts a stylized image of Bigfoot, in the famous pose from frame 352 of the definitive Patterson-Gimlin footage, the best authentic imagery of the creature available. The elusive cryptid is seen cresting a hill with sunlight creating an aura at his back, representing the long-awaited moment of discovery and tangible proof of his existence. |
GBBRI Camp Plates $12.00 per plate Perfect for wedding gifts, housewarmings, and picnics, these sturdy and fashionable plates feature the attractive logo of the Greater Boston Bigfoot Research Institute. Plates measure 10 inches in diameter and are available in olive green, orange, purple, and teal. |
Institute's Own: Career Starter Kit $12.00 Cryptozoology has never been easier! Find, tag, bag, catalog, weigh, measure, and brag. The Institute's Own Career Starter Kit is a must-have for any fledgling cryptozoologist. Suitable for all ages and ability levels, and sold exclusively at the GBBRI. Professional tools = professional results. |
McSweeney's Quarterly 33 - The San Francisco Panorama $16.00 This massive quarterly issue comes packed with sixteen pages of full color comics, dispatches from Afghanistan, a weekend guide, and a magazine. Journalism from Andrew Sean Greer, fiction from George Saunders and Roddy Doyle is here to let us know that print journalism is not dead. |
