Written by an 8th Grade English class from Texas. ÒI'm growing up,
and yes I'm going to be someone in life
because you only live once, and I'm not gonna sit here
to just watch it just pass me by so easy.
I'ma be a fighter till the end
and never doubt myself because if I give everythingÑ
I do all I can,
there's nothing that I can't accomplish in lifeÉ
when the world takes all you care about away,
you have to get up and try again
because each time you get back up,
youÕre an even stronger person
than beforeÓ (50).
A special thanks to the Freedom Writers for inspiring us
This book is dedicated to all the kids out there with a dream,may the world never forget that you are still surviving.
This book is our autobiography.
These are our stories and the things we are still surviving.