The Freedom Writers, with Erin Gruwell. The Freedom Writers Diary; how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them.THE FREEDOM WRITERS, with Erin Gruwell. The Freedom Writers Diary; how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them. Read by Dominic Hoffman, Bahni Turpin, Cassandra Campbell. 8 cds. 9 hrs. Books on Tape. 1999/2006. 1-4159-2864-9. $81.00. Vinyl; content notes. SA * They were the 9th graders nobody wanted, and they knew it--a squabbling, resistant, multicultural amalgam of every teacher's worst nightmares. They included emigrants from war-torn lands, home-grown products of abuse and neglect, gang-affiliated, disaffected dis·af·fect·ed adj. Resentful and rebellious, especially against authority. dis  af·fect malcontents for whom guns, drugs, prison and death were a way of life, and the learning disabled. "Too young and too white," was how the class saw English teacher Erin Gruwell. "She won't last a month." But the 23-year-old rookie was determined to make a difference. With a creative energy that defied odds and disconcerted dis·con·cert tr.v. dis·con·cert·ed, dis·con·cert·ing, dis·con·certs 1. To upset the self-possession of; ruffle. See Synonyms at embarrass. 2. less dedicated coworkers, Gruwell pushed aside the standard curriculum, took up the theme of "tolerance" and set the students to keeping diaries and learning about other teenagers who refused to succumb suc·cumb intr.v. suc·cumbed, suc·cumb·ing, suc·cumbs 1. To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in. See Synonyms at yield. 2. To die. to the hate everywhere around them. This astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. collection of diary excerpts bears witness to what YAs can accomplish when guided by a teacher who cares. The multiple readers sound young, earnest and refreshingly natural. Francine Levitov, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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