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The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them

by The Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell
$8.90
The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them

Inspiring true stories of overcoming adversity together.

If you're moved by real transformation and social change, "The Freedom Writers Diary" is a journey you'll want to join. It's a tale of struggle, hope, and unity, carrying the raw voices of students who break barriers. Reading this is like witnessing a revolution of the human spirit, one page at a time.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them

by The Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell
$8.90
ISBN: 9780767924900
Authors: The Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell
Publisher: Broadway
Date of Publication: 2006-12-12
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography Memoir, Personal Development, Writing, Biography, Inspirational, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.15
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Shocked by the teenage violence she witnessed during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, Erin Gruwell became a teacher at a high school rampant with hostility and racial intolerance. For many of these students–whose ranks included substance abusers, gang members, the homeless, and victims of abuse–Gruwell was the first person to treat them with dignity, to believe in their potential and help them see it themselves. Soon, their loyalty towards their teacher and burning enthusiasm to help end violence and intolerance became a force of its own. Inspired by reading The Diary of Anne Frank and meeting Zlata Filipovic (the eleven-year old girl who wrote of her life in Sarajevo during the civil war), the students began a joint diary of their inner-city upbringings. Told through anonymous entries to protect their identities and allow for complete candor, The Freedom Writers Diary is filled with astounding vignettes from 150 students who, like civil rights activist Rosa Parks and the Freedom Riders, heard society tell them where to go–and refused to listen. Proceeds from this book benefit the Freedom Writers Foundation, an organization set up to provide scholarships for underprivileged youth and to train teachers.
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Inspiring true stories of overcoming adversity together.

If you're moved by real transformation and social change, "The Freedom Writers Diary" is a journey you'll want to join. It's a tale of struggle, hope, and unity, carrying the raw voices of students who break barriers. Reading this is like witnessing a revolution of the human spirit, one page at a time.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.