DEAR FREEDOM WRITER

Dear Freedom Writer: Stories of Hardship and Hope from the Next Generation, from the authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Freedom Writers Diary.

The Freedom Writers Diary has sold over 1 million copies in the last two decades, has been licensed in 11 languages, and spawned both a major motion picture and an Emmy award-winning documentary. Dear Freedom Writer taps into what made the first book a runaway successgritty, genuine writing from students of today. Through fifty eye-opening and inspiring stories, Dear Freedom Writer paints an unflinchingly honest portrait of today's youth and offers a powerful message of perseverance, understanding, and hope.

Throughout the book, the next generation of Freedom Writers share their struggles with abuse, racism, discrimination, poverty, mental health, imposed borders, LGBTQIA+ identity, and police violence. Each story is answered with a letter of advice from an original Freedom Writer. Writing with empathy, they answer these young people not with the platitudes of a politician or celebrity, but with the pragmatic advice of people who have dealt with these same issues and come out on the other side.

The treasured teacher behind The Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell, has traveled the globe promoting tolerance and education, and has adapted the Freedom Writers Foundation mission to reach people virtually near and far. She will continue to travel and promote the new book internationally, just as she did with the last.