Julie Berry Explained
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.
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[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, Shelf Awareness,[21] and the Wall Street Journal.[22] It was also a New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2016.
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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Summary Bibliography: Julie Berry.
- "Julie Berry," OCLC World Cat Fiction Finder
- http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/01/faith_and_good_works/ Faith and good works: Mormon writers find their niche in wholesome young adult genre
- http://mormonartist.net/interviews/julie-berry/ Julie Berry
- http://www.julieberrybooks.com/about Julie Berry Books
- https://ldsmag.com/article-1-1796/ Julie Berry, A Young Mother of Boys Finds Happiness Writing For Teen Girls
- http://maynard.wickedlocal.com/news/20171009/author-julie-berry-formerly-of-maynard-to-visit-fowler-school Author Julie Berry, formerly of Maynard, to visit Fowler School
- News: Without a Voice. New York Times. New york. November 8, 2013. Jennifer Hubert. Swan. BR41.
- Web site: Green . Alex . For Julie Berry, A Homecoming and a Bookstore of Her Own . 2022-05-11 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
- Web site: All the Truth That's In Me by Julie Berry . 2022-09-06 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: The Passion of Dolssa (Audiobook) by Julie Berry . 2022-09-06 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry . 2022-09-06 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: The Emperor's Ostrich by Julie Berry . 2022-09-06 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Lovely War by Julie Berry . 2022-09-06 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Lovely War (Audiobook) by Julie Berry . 2022-09-06 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Wishes and Wellingtons by Julie Berry . 2022-09-06 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Lovely War by Julie Berry . 2021-09-18 . Penguin Randomhouse . en-US.
- Web site: Stevenson . Deborah . January 2020 . 2019 Blue Ribbons . 2021-09-18 . Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books . en-US.
- Web site: Sutton . Roger . 2019-11-19 . Fanfare 2019 Booklist . 2021-09-18 . The Horn Book.
- Web site: Best YA Romance of 2019 . 2021-09-18 . Kirkus Reviews . en.
- Web site: 2019-11-26 . Shelf Awareness's Best Children's & Teen Books of 2019 . 2022-09-06 . Shelf Awareness.
- News: Gurdon . Meghan Cox . 2019-12-13 . The Best Children's Books of 2019 . en-US . Wall Street Journal . 2021-09-18 . 0099-9660.
- Web site: 2014-01-30 . 2014 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults . 2022-09-06 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
- Web site: Finneke . Jaclyn . 2014-02-04 . YALSA names 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults . 2022-09-06 . . en.
- Web site: 2014-03-19 . Awards: Guggenheim-Lehrman; Carnegie/Kate Greenaway . 2022-09-06 . Shelf Awareness.
- Web site: Search the Edgars Database! Edgar® Awards Info & Database . 2022-09-06 . Edgar Awards.
- Web site: The Inky Awards . dead . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150222225011/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/58914/20150223-0000/www.insideadog.com.au/page/inky-awards.html . 2015-02-22 . 2022-09-06 . Inside A Dog . en .
- Web site: Rappleye . Christine . 2016-02-20 . Whitney Award finalists for 2015 announced . 2022-09-06 . Deseret News . en.
- Web site: Rappleye . Christine . 2015-05-23 . And the winners of the 2014 Whitney Awards are ... . 2022-09-06 . Deseret News . en.
- Book: 2015-03-15 . 2022-09-06 . Booklist.
- Web site: 2015-11-24 . 2015 Odyssey Winner and Honor Recordings . 2022-09-06 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
- Web site: 2017-01-25 . 2017 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults . 2022-09-06 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
- Book: 2017-03-01 . Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2017 . 2022-09-06 . Booklist.
- Book: 2017-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2016 . 2022-09-06 . Booklist.
- Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2017-02-22 . L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Zadie Smith and Rep. John Lewis; Thomas McGuane will be honored . 2022-09-06 . . en-US.
- Web site: 2007-03-15 . Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books . 2022-09-06 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
- Web site: 2017-01-23 . 'March: Book Three' wins 2017 Printz Award . 2022-09-06 . . en.
- Book: 2020-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio, 2019 . 2021-09-18 . Booklist.
- Web site: Lovely War . 2021-09-18 . Goodreads.
- Web site: 2020-10-21 . 2019 OBCB History and Cultures . 2022-09-06 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
- Web site: Past Winners . 2021-09-18 . The Whitney Awards.
- Web site: 2014-10-25 . Walden Award . 2021-09-18 . ALAN Online . en-US.
- Web site: 2020-01-06 . 2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults . 2021-09-18 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
- Web site: 2020-02-05 . 2020 Top Ten Best Fiction . 2021-09-18 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
- Book: 2020-03-15 . Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2020 . 2022-09-06 . Booklist.
- Web site: 2020 Audie Awards . dead . 2021-09-18 . Audio Publishers Association . 2020-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200203150625/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2020-audies .
- Web site: Diefenbach . Mallory . 2021-10-20 . Medina author wins Golden Kite award . 2022-05-11 . The Daily News . en.
- Web site: 2020-01-22 . Awards: Golden Kite Winners . 2022-09-06 . Shelf Awareness.
- Web site: 2020 Teens' Top Ten . 2021-09-18 . Young Adult Library Services Association.
- Web site: Lam . Anna . 2020-10-22 . 2020 YALSA Teens' Top Ten titles announced . 2022-09-06 . . en.