The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
by Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 1999
Word Count 91,833
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 119161
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Social Justice
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