{"product_id":"the-freedom-writers-diary-20th-anniversary-edition","title":"The Freedom Writers Diary (20th Anniversary Edition)","description":"Author: Gruwell, Erin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780385494229\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: KNOPF US\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 1999\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 202mm x 134mm x 24mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u0026amp; NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStraight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long beach, California, Erin Gruwell confronted a room of \"unteachable, at-risk\" students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature, and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Holocaust-only to be met by uncomprehending looks. So she and her students, using the treasured books \u003ci\u003eAnne Frank- The Diary of a Young Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZlata's Diary- A Child's Life in Sarajevo\u003c\/i\u003e as their guides, undertook a life-changing, eye-opening, spirit-raising odyssey against intolerance and misunderstanding. They learned to see the parallels in these books to their own lives, recording their thoughts and feelings in diaries and dubbing themselves the \"Freedom Writers\" in homage to the civil rights activists \"The Freedom Riders.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith funds raised by a \"Read-a-thon for Tolerance,\" they arranged for Miep Gies, the courageous Dutch woman who sheltered the Frank family, to visit them in California, where she declared that Erin Gruwell's students were \"the real heroes.\" Their efforts have paid off spectacularly, both in terms of recognition-appearances on \"Prime Time Live\" and \"All Things Considered,\" coverage in \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley-and educationally. All 150 Freedom Writers have graduated from high school and are now attending college.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith powerful entries from the students' own diaries and a narrative text by Erin Gruwell, \u003ci\u003eThe Freedom Writers Diary\u003c\/i\u003e is an uplifting, unforgettable example of how hard work, courage, and the spirit of determination changed the lives of a teacher and her students. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors' proceeds from this book will be donated to The Tolerance Education Foundation, an organization set up to pay for the Freedom Writers' college tuition. Erin Gruwell is now a visiting professor at California State University, Long Beach, where some of her students are Freedom Writers.","brand":"Ships in 4 to 7 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41703762493598,"sku":"UBD-9780385494229","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9780385494229.jpg?v=1653437793","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/the-freedom-writers-diary-20th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}