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Freedom Writers by Danny DeVito
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A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives, This assignment is something that the class can bite into with relish. This eventually bonds them together and pushes racial rivalries aside. Draws heavily from the published journals of the real students themselves.… (more)
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Title:Freedom Writers
Authors:Danny DeVito
Other authors:Michael Shamberg, Richard LaGravenese, Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn10 more, Imelda Staunton, Mario.,, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish, Erin Gruwell
Info:Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2007.
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Freedom Writers [2007 film] by Richard LaGravenese (Director/Screenwriter) (2007)

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LaGravenese, RichardDirector/Screenwriterprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dempsey, Patricksecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
DeVito, Dannysecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Glenn, Scottsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hernandez, April Leesecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Staunton, Imeldasecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives, This assignment is something that the class can bite into with relish. This eventually bonds them together and pushes racial rivalries aside. Draws heavily from the published journals of the real students themselves.

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