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The Freedom Writers Diary
1999 non-fiction book
| Author | The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Life Stories |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Tyrell Wickoson |
Publication date | 1999 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 277pp |
| Preceded by | Those Lips |
| Followed by | This Media |
The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them is a non-fiction1999 book written by The Freedom Writers, a group of students from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, and their teacher Erin Gruwell.
It is the basis of the 2007 movie Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank.
The Freedom Writers Diary was made up of journals that Erin Gruwell told her students to write in about the troubles of their past, present and future.
The Freedom Writers name pays homage to the name of the 1960s civil rights group Freedom Riders.
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