Freedom Writers

Dropped into the free-fire zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battles an uncarin... (more)

Dropped into the free-fire zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battles an uncaring system in a fight to make the classroom matter in her students' lives. Now, telling their own stories, and hearing the stories of others, a group of supposedly "unteachable" teens will discover the power of tolerance, reclaim their shattered lives and change their world. (less)