Julie Berry facts for kids

Julie Berry (born September 3, 1974) is an American author who writes exciting books for children and young adults. She has won many important awards for her stories!

About Julie Berry

Julie Gardner Berry grew up on a farm in a small town called Medina, New York. She was the youngest of seven children in her family.

Education and Family Life

Julie went to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. She earned a degree in communications in 1995. Later, in 2008, she earned a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree from Vermont College of Fine Arts. This special degree helps writers become even better at their craft.

While at RPI, Julie met her husband, Phil Berry. They got married in 1995 and have four sons together. For many years, their family lived in Maynard, Massachusetts, near Boston. They later moved to Temple City, California.

A Writer's Journey

When Julie first started her writing career, she also worked as a marketing director. This was for her family's business, which created software for collecting information. While living in Maynard, Julie also wrote articles for the local newspaper, the MetroWest Daily News.

In 2021, Julie and her family moved back to her hometown of Medina, New York. She bought a local bookstore called The Book Shoppe. She fixed it up and gave it a new name: The Author's Note.

Awards and Honors

Julie Berry's books have won many special awards and honors. Seven of her books have been chosen as Junior Library Guild selections. This means they are highly recommended books for young readers.

Some of her books that received this honor include:

• All the Truth That's In Me (2014)
• The Passion of Dolssa (2017)
• The Emperor’s Ostrich (2017)
• Lovely War (2019)
• Wishes and Wellingtons (2020)

Notable Book Recognitions

All the Truth That's in Me was named one of the best books of its year by several important magazines. These included The Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, and School Library Journal.

The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place was also recognized as one of the best children's books of 2014 by the Wall Street Journal.

The Passion of Dolssa was listed as a "New York Times Notable Title."

Lovely War became a New York Times bestseller! It was also named one of the best books of 2019 by many different groups. These included The Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and the Wall Street Journal. It was also a New York Times Notable Children’s Book.

Books by Julie Berry

Here is a list of books written by Julie Berry:

• 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