Julie Berry Last updated September 16, 2025 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 ↑ "Summary Bibliography: Julie Berry" . ↑ "Julie Berry," OCLC World Cat Fiction Finder ↑ 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) 1 2 3 Julie Berry Books 1 2 3 Julie Berry, A Young Mother of Boys Finds Happiness Writing For Teen Girls Meridian Magazine (2009) ↑ 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 . 1 2 "All the Truth That's In Me by Julie Berry" . Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ "The Passion of Dolssa (Audiobook) by Julie Berry" . Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 . 1 2 3 "The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry" . Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ "The Emperor's Ostrich by Julie Berry" . Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ "Lovely War by Julie Berry" . Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ "Lovely War (Audiobook) by Julie Berry" . Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ "Wishes and Wellingtons by Julie Berry" . Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ "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 . ↑ "Best YA Romance of 2019" . Kirkus Reviews . Retrieved 2021-09-18 . ↑ "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 . ISSN 0099-9660 . Retrieved 2021-09-18 . ↑ "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 . ↑ "Awards: Guggenheim-Lehrman; Carnegie/Kate Greenaway" . Shelf Awareness . 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ "Search the Edgars Database! | Edgar® Awards Info & Database" . Edgar Awards . Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ "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 . ↑ 2015-03-15 . Retrieved 2022-09-06 – via Booklist . ↑ "2015 Odyssey Winner and Honor Recordings" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ "2017 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2017 . 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2022-09-06 – via Booklist . ↑ 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 . ↑ "Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ " 'March: Book Three' wins 2017 Printz Award" . American Library Association . 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio, 2019 . 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-09-18 – via Booklist. ↑ "Lovely War" . Goodreads . Retrieved 2021-09-18 . ↑ "2019 OBCB History and Cultures" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ "Past Winners" . The Whitney Awards . Retrieved 2021-09-18 . ↑ "Walden Award" . ALAN Online . 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2021-09-18 . ↑ "2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-09-18 . ↑ "2020 Top Ten Best Fiction" . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2021-09-18 . ↑ Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2020 . 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-06 – via Booklist . ↑ "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 . ↑ "Awards: Golden Kite Winners" . Shelf Awareness . 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2022-09-06 . ↑ "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 . External links
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