Some Act of Vision

Some Act of Vision
296 Pages
ASD Media
ISBN B01HSA4GRW

After ten years of ballet lessons, Jordan Walker has finally landed her first principal role in Romeo and Juliet. Sweeter yet, "Romeo" has asked her to the May Fling Ball at Winston High. But a massive Texas earthquake triggered by the fracking activity nearby tears apart the community and Jordan's future as a dancer. The Walker family survives the earthquake, but now Jordan and her family are forced to abandon their old lives and flee to Galveston. It isn't until she meets Caleb, a blind musician, that Jordan dares to hope again. And the more their secret friendship develops, the more Jordan understands the danger she's placed everyone in.

Lori Ann Stephens

About Lori Ann Stephens (Dallas, Texas Author)

Lori Ann Stephens

Lori Ann Stephens’s forthcoming novel, Novalee and the Spider Secret, tells the semi-autobiographical story of her own childhood secret and the friendship that gave her hope. Lori is also the author of Song of the Orange Moons and two previous children’s books: Young Adult novel Some Act of Vision (winner of the 2014 National Reader’s Choice Award, RWA) and Middle Grade humor Pierre François: 5th Grade Adventures (2018). Her award-winning short stories have been published in Glimmer Train Stories, The Chicago Tribune, and several literary journals.

Her long-time interest in Southern literary novels and trauma narratives culminated in her doctorate on mother/daughter relationships in Southern literature. After winning the English National Opera mini-opera libretto contest, judged by Neil Gaiman and Jeremy Sams, Lori dabbled in libretto-writing; her collaborations have been staged in London, Minneapolis, and Dallas. She loves loud music, visiting Paris, baking French macarons, and embarking of daring DIY projects at home. Lori lives in Texas with her family and teaches at Southern Methodist University.