Julie Berry (author)

Julie Berry (born 1974) is an author of children's and young adults books and winner of several national book awards.

For the television personality and producer, see Julie Berry.

Biography

Julie Gardner Berry grew up on a farm in rural Medina, New York as the youngest of seven children in a Mormon family.[1][2] 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.[3][4] Berry met her husband at RPI. They have four sons together.[3] The family lived for many years in Maynard, Massachusetts, west of Boston, before moving to Pasadena, California.[5][6] During the early years of her writing career Berry also worked as marketing director with the family business, a data collection software company.[4] While living in Maynard, Berry was a columnist for the MetroWest Daily News.[4]

Awards

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
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References
  1. Faith and good works: Mormon writers find their niche in wholesome young adult genre Michael Paulson, The Boston Globe (2009)
  2. Julie Berry Mormon Artist (2014)
  3. Julie Berry Books
  4. Julie Berry, A Young Mother of Boys Finds Happiness Writing For Teen Girls Meridian Magazine (2009)
  5. Author Julie Berry, formerly of Maynard, to visit Fowler School The Beacon-Villager, October 9, 2017
  6. Swan, Jennifer Hubert (November 8, 2013). "Without a Voice". New York Times. New york. p. BR41.
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