Freedom Writers

I am reading the book The Freedom Writers Diary. I am almost half way through and have found a lot of the issues related to a world wide problem in a daily life. However, i was surprisingly shocked at some of the incidents in the book. The format of the book is set up like the students are writing to a diary which you read.

The book is about a teacher entering the ninth grade English class in Long Beach. The teenagers growing up here have a very harsh cruel life. There are crimes including death, stealing, and physical and mental abuse. It's horrifying what the kids have to go through. In their diaries each day the state all the facts about there life and there experiences.

A lot of the book is about race. Race is, in my opinion, one of the main problems at schools, community events, work, and in general a humans life. The school is made up of various different races. What Ms. Gruwell, the new teacher of ninth grade, is trying to do is show her class how the world needs change and themselves. She has taught them about many historical things such as the holocaust. The students actually start to enjoy the class and want to work at it.

The book is an eye opener for me because it has also showed me what is happening in the world. I am enjoying this book very much and am eager to keep reading.