Product Details
Category - Non Fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Format - Paperback
Condition - Excellent
Listed - A year ago
Views - 10
Ships From - Iowa
Est. Publication Date - Mar 2011
Seller Description
In 1994, an idealistic first-year teacher in Long Beach, California, named Erin Gruwell confronted a room of “unteachable, at-risk” students. She had intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Holocaust. She was met by uncomprehending looks—none of her students had heard of one of the defining moments of the twentieth century. So she rebooted her entire curriculum, using treasured books such as Anne Frank’s diary as her guide to combat intolerance and misunderstanding. Her students began recording their thoughts and feelings in their own diaries, eventually dubbing themselves the “Freedom Writers.” Consisting of powerful entries from the students’ diaries and narrative text by Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary is an unforgettable story of how hard work, courage, and determination changed the lives of a teacher and her students. In the nearly three decades since its original publication, the book has sold more than one million copies and inspired a major motion picture: Freedom Writers.
Overview
The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
ISBN: 9780385494229
Publisher Description
A true account of a teacher who confronted a room of "at-risk" students details their life-changing journey and includes diary excerpts
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