Erin Gruwell was confronted with a room of high school freshman students labeled “unteachable.” Four years later, these same students were graduating and publishing their stories of overcoming adversity in
The Freedom Writers Diary
.
With powerful, first-hand accounts from students struggling in the streets of Long Beach,
The Freedom Writers Diary
is an unforgettable example for teens of how hard work, courage, and determination changed the lives of a teacher and her students.
To date,
The Freedom Writers Diary
has become popular in classrooms, sold more than one million copies, and has been translated in over a dozen languages.