Friday, July 29, 2011

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

An ordinary teacher did extraordinary things with a class no other teachers wanted. Mrs. Gruwell during her challenges lost her marriage, had to get two jobs to supply books and adventures to this class. The class even traveled to Washington, met Holocaust survivors. Through it all the class gained a new outlook on life and achieved higher goals with better grades and love in the end instead of the anger they started out with.

Non-fiction; rated 5 out of 5.

Reviewed by Lydia C. Phillips.

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