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The Freedom Writers diary : how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them / the Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell ; foreword by Zlata Filipovic.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385494229 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xvii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: 10th anniversary edition.
- Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
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| Subject: | Teenagers > United States > Diaries. Toleration > United States > Juvenile literature. |
| Genre: | Diaries. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 305.235 Fre 2009 | 31681010277853 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A commemorative publication of the best-selling work that inspired a movie is complemented by "where are they now" updates by the Freedom Writers and their teacher, in a work that documents the progress made by at-risk kids in a tolerance-based educational system. Original. - Baker & Taylor
A true account of a teacher who confronted a room of "at-risk" students details their life-changing journey and includes diary excerpts - Random House, Inc.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠The twentieth anniversary edition of the classic story of an incredible group of students and the teacher who inspired them, featuring updates on the studentsâ lives, new journal entries, and an introduction by Erin Gruwell
Now a public television documentary, Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart
In 1994, an idealistic first-year teacher in Long Beach, California, named Erin Gruwell confronted a room of âunteachable, at-riskâ 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 looksânone 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 Frankâs 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 âFreedom Writers.â
Consisting of powerful entries from the studentsâ 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 two decades since its original publication, the book has sold more than one million copies and inspired a major motion picture Freedom Writers. And now, with this twentieth-anniversary edition, readers are brought up to date on the lives of the Freedom Writers, as they blend indispensable takes on social issues with uplifting stories of attending collegeâand watch their own children follow in their footsteps. The Freedom Writers Diary remains a vital read for anyone who believes in second chances.
