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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 Freedom Writers
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780767924900 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
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 underprivieged youth and to train teachers
About the Author
Erin Gruwell, the Freedom Writers, and her nonprofit organization have received many awards, including the prestigious Spirit of Anne Frank Award, and have appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Prime Time Live, Good Morning America, and The View, to name a few. All 150 Freedom Writers went on to graduate from Wilson High. She lives in Long Beach, California.
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Jake08, January 17, 2007 (view all comments by Jake08)
When I saw the movie, it made me think different of gangs and other things like that. It made me cry about 3 times! I never expected it to be such a good movie. It was the best movie i saw this year!! I would go back to see it many more times, infact im going this weekend to see it for my second time!! I hope other people feel the same way about this as i do and that they have different opinions of this movie and the book!
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780767924900
- Subtitle:
- How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
- Author:
- With:
- Gruwell, Erin
- Foreword:
- Filipovic, Zlata
- Author:
- Author:
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Broadway Books
- Subject:
- Multicultural Education
- Subject:
- Philosophy & Social Aspects
- Subject:
- Teenagers
- Subject:
- Students & Student Life
- Subject:
- Toleration
- Publication Date:
- December 2006
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 292
- Dimensions:
- 8.22x5.52x.86 in. .66 lbs.
