After watching the movie, I decided I wanted to read the book. As always, there was so much more in the book. If you saw the movie, you will notice some liberties taken by the screenwriters. The Freedom Writers’s Diary begins with a chapter entitled “Freshman Year – Fall 1994”. It’s Erin Gruwell’s first year teaching English at Wilson High. She asks her students to keep journals. All of the journals in the book are numbered and anonymous. But these journals give you great insight as to what it was like to be a teen at Wilson High in Long Beach, California. It is an inspiring book.
If you like Go Ask Alice or books by Sonya Sones, you might enjoy reading this one.
If you like the book Freedom Writer Diary or the 2007 movie Freedom Writers Starring Hilary Swank then you will love Diary of A Freedom Writer “The Experience” by Darrius Garrett. He is an author/actor/motivational speaker and Original Freedom Writer. Darrius is one of the Original Freedom Writers that co-wrote the book as well as if you seen the movie Freedom Writers starring Hilary Swank the heart wrenching character “Marcus” that was homeless as well as his friend shot himself in the film that is about Darrius Garrett as well but now he tells his full story of change,hope and redemption in his NEW book Diary of A Freedom Writer “The Experience.
Here is a link I found to a chapter to give a feel of the book
http://www.freado.com/book/12796/diary-of-a-freedom-writer-the-experience