Some of my older girlfriends had their own diaries, and having read the diaries of Anne Frank and Adrian Mole, I was absolutely certain that writing a diary was the right thing to do. I wanted to see myself grow through my writing. I started writing my own diary before the war in Bosnia because I wanted to have a place to record my childhood and create something that I could look back on and laugh, cry and reminisce. I am immensely proud and happy to have had a chance to meet them and to play some role in their Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўgrowthР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ as human beings. They chose to rid themselves of doing things the easy way, the way theyР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›ve always been done, and chose to write, to create, to fight stereotypes and live up to the name of true Freedom Writers. They had organized themselves and chose to do something different, something memorable, something powerful and humane. These students and their teacher, Erin Gruwell, chose to read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, my own book, ZlataР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s Diary: A ChildР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s Life in Sarajevo (and many other books), and were inspired to start writing their own diaries.

They were teenagers just like me, and like all young people all over the world, they have an amazing potential to grow into truly great people, leaders, ones who will inspire others. When I met them, I was touched by their warmth and kindness. I met the students of Wilson High School in March 1996, when thanks to their dedication, effort and will, they invited my parents, Mirna (my best friend from Bosnia, who was living with me at the time) and myself to come to the city of Long Beach, California. When I was asked to write the foreword to The Freedom Writers Diary, I must say I was extremely honored and proud, but at the same time amazed by how many wonderful things can happen in such a short time.

Whose lives were lost to senseless violence but whose spirits live on. Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўWhoever saves one life saves the world entireР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ Secretary Riley receives Freedom WritersР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС› diary Lincoln Memorial: Freedom Writers have a dream The woman who sheltered Anne FrankР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s familyР В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚С›n American DiaryVoices from an Undeclared War Told through anonymous entries to protect their identities and allow for complete candor, The Freedom Writers Diary is filled with astounding vignettes from 150 students who, like civil rights activist Rosa Parks and the Freedom Riders, heard society tell them where to goand refused to listen.Farewell to Manzanar: Japanese internment camps Inspired by reading The Diary of Anne Frank and meeting Zlata Filipovic (the eleven-year old girl who wrote of her life in Sarajevo during the civil war), the students began a joint diary of their inner-city upbringings. Soon, their loyalty towards their teacher and burning enthusiasm to help end violence and intolerance became a force of its own. For many of these studentswhose ranks included substance abusers, gang members, the homeless, and victims of abuseGruwell was the first person to treat them with dignity, to believe in their potential and help them see it themselves. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREShocked by the teenage violence she witnessed during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, Erin Gruwell became a teacher at a high school rampant with hostility and racial intolerance.

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