
Nationally recognized as the author of Freedom Writers, Mrs. Erin Gruwell shared writing with senior Shelby Harrell. Photo by: Shelby Harrell
By Shelby Harrell
“Writing really evokes sympathy in a way that few other things can,” said Mrs. Erin Gruwell, head speaker of the 2013 ‘Get Inked’ young writers’ conference and author of The Freedom Writer’s Diary.