A review by ceruleanjen
The Freedom Writers Diary Teacher's Guide by Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers

5.0

I loved the movie but the book was even better. Actual entries written by the teens themselves. It will bring tears to your eyes and smiles to your lips as you read about how these "rejected" students strive past their violent and poor backgrounds into a group of individuals who want to change their world. Mrs. Gruwell inspired her students through the use of the Holocaust, particularly Anne Frank and then Zlata, who is known as the modern Anne Frank. Read how this teacher armed these lost students with paper and pens instead of guns and violence and made a difference for the whole world to see.