Julie Berry (born September 3, 1974)"Julie Berry," OCLC World Cat Fiction Finder 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.Faith and good works: Mormon writers find their niche in wholesome young adult genre Michael Paulson, The Boston Globe (2009)Julie Berry Mormon Artist (2014) 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.Julie Berry BooksJulie Berry, A Young Mother of Boys Finds Happiness Writing For Teen Girls Meridian Magazine (2009) Berry met her husband, actor Phil Berry at RPI. They married in 1995. They have four sons together. The family lived for many years in Maynard, Massachusetts, west of Boston, before moving to Temple City, California.Author Julie Berry, formerly of Maynard, to visit Fowler School The Beacon-Villager, October 9, 2017 During the early years of her writing career Berry also worked as marketing director with the family business, a data collection software company. While living in Maynard, Berry was a columnist for the MetroWest Daily News.
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.
Awards and honors Seven of Berry's books are Junior Library Guild selections: All the Truth That's In Me (2014), The Passion of Dolssa (2017), The Emperor’s Ostrich (2017), Lovely War (2019), and Wishes and Wellingtons (2020).
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.
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place was named one of the best children's books of 2014 by the Wall Street Journal.
The Passion of Dolssa was a New York Times Notable Title.
Lovely War was a New York Times bestseller and was named one of the best books of 2019 by The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, The Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Shelf Awareness, and the Wall Street Journal. It was also a New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2016. +Awards for Berry's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2014All the Truth That’s in MeAmerican Library Association Best Fiction for Young AdultsTop 10Carnegie MedalShortlistEdgar Award for Best Young AdultFinalistInky Award for Silver InkyWinner2014Whitney Award for Best Youth FictionWinner2015American Library Association Amazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsSelectionOdyssey AwardHonor2017American Library Association Best Fiction for Young AdultsTop 10Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for YouthSelectionLos Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult LiteratureHonorMichael L. Printz AwardHonor2019Lovely WarBooklist Editors' Choice: Youth AudioSelectionGoodreads Choice Award for Young Adult FictionNomineeOutstanding Books for the College BoundSelectionWhitney AwardWinner2020Amelia Elizabeth Walden AwardWinnerAmerican Library Association Amazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsSelectionAmerican Library Association Best Fiction for Young AdultsTop TenAudie Award for Young AdultFinalistGolden Kite Award for Young Adult FictionWinnerYoung Adult Library Services Association Teens ChoicesTop 10
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. The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place (2014) Roaring Brook Press, New York, NY. The Passion of Dolssa (2017) Penguin Books, New York, NY. The Emperor’s Ostrich (2017) Roaring Brook Press, New York, NY. Wishes and Wellingtons (2018) Audible Originals, LLC, an AMAZON company. (audiobook) Lovely War (2019) Viking Press, New York, NY. Crime and Carpetbags (2021) Sourcebooks Young Readers. ISBN 978-1728231495 Cranky Right Now (2021) Sounds True. ISBN 978-1683646648
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