A review by mandajo
The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

I love the movie Freedom Writers and was interested in reading the real life stories of the students in Ms. Gruwell's class. This book tugged at the heartstrings while also providing smiles seeing how far they came and the history they were making. It was a very enjoyable book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Deportation, Eating disorder, Drug use, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Rape, and Murder