![]() His story is that of a man realizing his experiences are what made him the man he has been seeking to be all his life. He spent his life searching for a father figure until he became a Freedom Writer, motivational speaker, bestselling author, and finally a father himself. An innocent little boy born in poverty and raised in a violent environment, Darrius became a product of the streets, written off by the school and judicial systems alike, growing up in an environment full of gangs and drugs. Gruwell change you? How did you make it out of the gang life? What stopped you from killing yourself?' Darrius's answers are inside.ĭiary of a Freedom Writer takes you on a journey beyond the classrooms to the treacherous streets of Long Beach, California. During speaking engagements, the same questions always surface: 'Did Ms. Upon the release of The Freedom Writers Diary and film adaptation starring Hilary Swank in 2007, New York Times bestselling author Darrius Garrett realized that both book and movie tell the Freedom Writer Story as a whole, but not on a personal level. a word continuously thought of when reading this memoir. ![]()
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