The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
Author: Freedom Writers
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.4
Points
15.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
91833
Points per Word
0.000163
Page Count
320
Points per Page
0.046875
Description
This book tells the story of how young English teacher Erin Gruwell confronted the problem of racial and ethnic intolerance in her classroom, and features excerpts from her diary and the diaries of her students, now known as the Freedom Writers.