American author
Julie Berry (born September 3, 1974)
[1]
[2] is an American author of children's and
young adults books and winner of several national book awards.
Biography
Julie Gardner Berry grew up on a farm in rural
Medina, New York , as the youngest of seven children in a
Mormon family.
[3]
[4] She received a
B.S. in communications at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in
Troy, New York , in 1995 and later earned an
M.F.A. from
Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2008.
[5]
[6] Berry met her husband, actor
Phil Berry at RPI. They married in 1995. They have four sons together.
[5] The family lived for many years in
Maynard, Massachusetts , west of Boston, before moving to
Temple City, California .
[7]
[8] During the early years of her writing career Berry also worked as marketing director with the family business, a data collection software company.
[6] While living in Maynard, Berry was a columnist for the
MetroWest Daily News .
[6]
Julie and her family moved back to
Medina, New York , in 2021. She purchased the independent bookstore, The Book Shoppe, which she renovated and renamed the Author's Note.
[9]
Awards and honors
Seven of Berry's books are
Junior Library Guild selections:
All the Truth That's In Me (2014),
[10] The Passion of Dolssa (2017),
[11]
[12] The Emperor’s Ostrich (2017),
[13]
Lovely War (2019),
[14]
[15] and Wishes and Wellingtons (2020).
[16]
All the Truth That's in Me was named one of the best books of the year by
The Horn Book ,
Kirkus Reviews , and
School Library Journal .
[10]
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place was named one of the best children's books of 2014 by the
Wall Street Journal '.
[5]
The Passion of Dolssa was a New York Times Notable Title.
Lovely War was a
New York Times bestseller
[17] and was named one of the best books of 2019 by
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books ,
[18] The Horn Book ,
[19] Kirkus Reviews ,
[20]
Publishers Weekly , School Library Journal,
[12]
Shelf Awareness ,
[21] and the Wall Street Journal .
[22] It was also a New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2016.
[12]
Books
The Amaranth Enchantment (2009)
Secondhand Charm (2010)
Splurch Academy for Disruptive Boys: The Rat Brain Fiasco (2010) with Sally Gardner
Splurch Academy for Disruptive Boys: Curse of the Bizarro Beetle (2010) with Sally Gardner
Splurch Academy for Disruptive Boys: The Colossal Fossil Freakout (2011) with Sally Gardner
Splurch Academy for Disruptive Boys: The Trouble with Squids (2011) with Sally Gardner
All the Truth That’s In Me (2013) Viking/Penguin Group, New York, NY.
ISBN
978-0142427309
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place (2014) Roaring Brook Press, New York, NY.
ISBN
978-1596439566
The Passion of Dolssa (2017) Penguin Books, New York, NY.
ISBN
978-0451469922
The Emperor’s Ostrich (2017) Roaring Brook Press, New York, NY.
ISBN
978-1596439580
Wishes and Wellingtons (2018) Audible Originals, LLC, an AMAZON company. (audiobook)
Lovely War (2019) Viking Press, New York, NY.
ISBN
978-0451469939
Crime and Carpetbags (2021) Sourcebooks Young Readers. ISBN 978-1728231495
Cranky Right Now (2021) Sounds True. ISBN 978-1683646648
References
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"Summary Bibliography: Julie Berry" .
^ "Julie Berry," OCLC World Cat Fiction Finder
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Faith and good works: Mormon writers find their niche in wholesome young adult genre Michael Paulson, The Boston Globe (2009)
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Julie Berry Mormon Artist (2014)
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Julie Berry, A Young Mother of Boys Finds Happiness Writing For Teen Girls Meridian Magazine (2009)
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Author Julie Berry, formerly of Maynard, to visit Fowler School The Beacon-Villager, October 9, 2017
^ Swan, Jennifer Hubert (November 8, 2013).
"Without a Voice" . New York Times . New york. p. BR41.
^ Green |, Alex.
"For Julie Berry, A Homecoming and a Bookstore of Her Own" . PublishersWeekly.com . Retrieved 2022-05-11 .
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"All the Truth That's In Me by Julie Berry" .
Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"The Passion of Dolssa (Audiobook) by Julie Berry" .
Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry" .
Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"The Emperor's Ostrich by Julie Berry" .
Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"Lovely War by Julie Berry" .
Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"Lovely War (Audiobook) by Julie Berry" .
Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"Wishes and Wellingtons by Julie Berry" .
Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"Lovely War by Julie Berry" . Penguin Randomhouse . Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
^ Stevenson, Deborah (January 2020).
"2019 Blue Ribbons" . Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books . Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
^ Sutton, Roger (2019-11-19).
"Fanfare 2019 Booklist" . The Horn Book . Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
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"Best YA Romance of 2019" . Kirkus Reviews . Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
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"Shelf Awareness's Best Children's & Teen Books of 2019" .
Shelf Awareness . 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
^ Gurdon, Meghan Cox (2019-12-13).
"The Best Children's Books of 2019" . Wall Street Journal .
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0099-9660 . Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
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"2014 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
^ Finneke, Jaclyn (2014-02-04).
"YALSA names 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults" .
American Library Association . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"Awards: Guggenheim-Lehrman; Carnegie/Kate Greenaway" .
Shelf Awareness . 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"Search the Edgars Database! | Edgar® Awards Info & Database" .
Edgar Awards . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"The Inky Awards" . Inside A Dog . Archived from
the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
^ Rappleye, Christine (2016-02-20).
"Whitney Award finalists for 2015 announced" . Deseret News . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
^ Rappleye, Christine (2015-05-23).
"And the winners of the 2014 Whitney Awards are ..." Deseret News . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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2015-03-15 . Retrieved 2022-09-06 – via
Booklist .
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"2015 Odyssey Winner and Honor Recordings" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"2017 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2017 . 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2022-09-06 – via
Booklist .
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Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2016 . 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2022-09-06 – via
Booklist .
^ Schaub, Michael (2017-02-22).
"L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Zadie Smith and Rep. John Lewis; Thomas McGuane will be honored" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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" 'March: Book Three' wins 2017 Printz Award" .
American Library Association . 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio, 2019 . 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-09-18 – via Booklist.
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"Lovely War" . Goodreads . Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
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"2019 OBCB History and Cultures" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"Past Winners" . The Whitney Awards . Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
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"Walden Award" . ALAN Online . 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
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"2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
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"2020 Top Ten Best Fiction" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
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Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2020 . 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-06 – via
Booklist .
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"2020 Audie Awards" . Audio Publishers Association . Archived from
the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
^ Diefenbach, Mallory (2021-10-20).
"Medina author wins Golden Kite award" . The Daily News . Retrieved 2022-05-11 .
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"Awards: Golden Kite Winners" .
Shelf Awareness . 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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"2020 Teens' Top Ten" (PDF) . Young Adult Library Services Association . Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
^ Lam, Anna (2020-10-22).
"2020 YALSA Teens' Top Ten titles announced" .
American Library Association . Retrieved 2022-09-06 .
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