Our book is one of the most stolen books in ... all the Ivy Leagues. But they loved The Freedom Writers Diary. It was really important for them to realize that not every kid has a parent who ...

Freedom Writers written and directed by Richard LaGravenese, based on the book, The Freedom Writers Diary, by The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell “At 16, I’ve probably witnessed more dead ...

When the book “The Freedom Writers Diary” burst on the scene in 1999, sharing the experiences of teacher Erin Gruwell and her Wilson High School English classes, it uncovered both the pain and ...

Kids who thought their lives were over explored literature and blossomed as writers. Gruwell helped them to turn their diary entries into a book, “The Freedom Writers Diary,” which became a ...

Gruwell's unique teaching methods inspired "The Freedom Writers Diary," a best-selling book. Erin Gruwell, the California English teacher who inspired the 2007 film "Freedom Writers," challenged ...

made famous by the book “The Freedom Writers Diary” and the 2007 Hilary Swank movie, “Freedom Writers.” Ms. Gruwell, a first-year teacher in 1994, took a class of students largely written ...

The Freedom Writers Diary, a book-turned-movie, contains journal-style musings of California high school city students. Expletives and violent images often accompany their reflections of personal ...

The result was a published book of the students’ writings, “The Freedom Writers Diary,” and many academic success stories. Gruwell now runs a charitable organization, The Erin Gruwell ...

The book is a sequel to the 1999 sensation “The Freedom Writers Diary,” which shared the experiences of teacher Erin Gruwell and her Wilson High School English classes. That original book ...

The Victoria Public Library and Brown Bag Book Club will host a readout featuring "The Freedom Writers Diary" from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday. The Victoria Public Library, 302 N. Main St., will provide an ...