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With a BA in screenwriting and MFA in Fiction, Kim Oclon taught high school for seven years before becoming a mom to the best girl and boy in the world. While teaching, she taught creative writing and film classes in addition to the classics. She also co-founded the school's first gay-straight alliance. A reader all her life, Kim's first literary loves were a series of Care Bear Books. Eventually, she graduated to Sweet Valley Twins and The Babysitters Club. She always knew she wanted to be a writer but it wasn't until high school when she read The Things They Carried did she think, THIS is good writing. ...more

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Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo’s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008

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Apr 03, 2025 08:09AM

Justin wrote: "I'm the first comment on your page?! Woah! Cool! I feel special! Hahaha.

For those not in the know - Kim was my teacher my senior year of high school (2008) at Grayslake Central. I am the guy who ..."

Justin wrote: "I'm the first comment on your page?! Woah! Cool! I feel special! Hahaha.

For those not in the know - Kim was my teacher my senior year of high school (2008) at Grayslake Central. I am the guy who ..."

I also can't wait to read my third book! What a slog it has been...ugh!! One day, I promise!

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message 1: by Justin

Mar 21, 2025 04:31PM

I'm the first comment on your page?! Woah! Cool! I feel special! Hahaha.

For those not in the know - Kim was my teacher my senior year of high school (2008) at Grayslake Central. I am the guy who founded the GSA - it was originally named PRISM. It has since been changed to SAGE.

Kim is a fantastic author and if you haven't read her books then you're doing life wrong.

I can't wait for her third book!

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