Lori Ann Stephens

Lori sits on a park bench and smiles directly at the camera. In her 50s, she has a platinum silver bob and is wearing a red jumper and a black leather jacket.

Lori Ann Stephens is an award-winning author whose novels for children and adults include Novalee and the Spider Secret, Some Act of Vision, and Song of the Orange Moons. She grew up in North Texas, where she developed an addiction to the arts. Her award-winning work has been noted by Glimmer Train Stories, The Chicago Tribune, and the English National Opera. She teaches Writing and Critical Reasoning undergraduate courses, as well as creative writing graduate courses at Southern Methodist University. She lives in Texas and is a bit mad about her cat.

The cover of Blue Running by Lori Ann Stephens. It shows two girls silhouetted against a pink and dark blue sky, running through a corn field surrounded by barbed wire.

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