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Kristen Koppers

Born: Oak Lawn, Illinois
Pen Name: Kristen Biksacky

Connection to Illinois: Koppers was born in Oak Lawn. She currently teaches at Joliet West High School and Joliet Junior College.

Biography: Kristen Koppers is an adjunct professor, a freelance journalist and a high school English teacher.

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Primary Literary Genre(s): Poetry

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers; Young adult readers

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrs_koppers?lang=en
Kristen Koppers on WorldCat: http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=kristen+koppers

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ISBN: 0971859108 OCLC: 54927968

Kristen Biksacky, [Plainfield, Ill.] : ©2002.

Orchards Point /
ISBN: 141073241X OCLC: 54900769

1stBooks Library, [Place of publication not identified] : ©2003.

"'Orchards Point' concentrates on one individual, a girl name Katharine Watson. Katharine keeps all her secrets and feelings inside a diary that on one has access to until she loses it. She realizes that despite the loss of her diary, she still has her feelings inside her ..."--Author's note.

 

 

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