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The freedom writers diary is a truly excellent book, because everything is so real and most of the freedom writers had to grow up at an extremely early age. How a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them is a nonfiction 1999 book written by the freedom writers, a group of students from woodrow wilson high school in long beach, california, and their teacher erin gruwell. How to teach the freedom writers diary prestwick house. In response to thousands of letters and emails from teachers across the country who learned about erin gruwell and her amazing students in the freedom writers diary and the hit movie freedom writers, gruwell and a team of teacher experts have written the freedom writers diary teachers guide, a book that will encourage teachers and students. Freedom writers diary books as an idealistic english teacher at wilson high school in long beach, california, erin gruwell confronted a room of unteachable, atrisk students. Wilson high is a school filled with troubled teens, teens that have a hard home life or no home life at all. The freedom writers diary 20th anniversary edition. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 316 pages and is available in paperback format. She and her students, using the treasured books anne frank. The freedom writers diary is a moving account from students in a high school class in long beach, california. The first edition of the novel was published in september 1st 1999, and was written by erin gruwell.
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