April Lee Hernandez

A true story about a teacher, in a racially divided school, who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell, bubbling over with naive optimism, comes to a southern California high school. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives. This...