Sheryl Berk

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Sheryl Berk
Born
Sheryl Kahn [1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Syracuse University
OccupationWriter
Website www.sherylberk.com

Sheryl Berk is an American writer. She is the co-author of the New York Times Bestseller Soul Surfer as well as other celebrity biographies. She is the author of the children's book series Dance Divas. She also co-authored three children's and young adult novel series: The Cupcake Club, Fashion Academy, and Ask Emma, along with her daughter Carrie Berk.

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Berk has co-written eight bestsellers and also served as an editor for publications such as McCall's and Life & Style Magazine .

Life and career

Berk was born Sheryl Kahn and graduated from Syracuse University. Early in her career, she worked as the entertainment editor for McCall's [1] [2] She also served as the editor-in-chief for Life & Style Magazine [3] when it was launched in 2004. [4]

Berk is a writer and co-author of several celebrity biographies, including eight bestsellers, including Heart to Heart , Wise Girl: What I've Learned About Life, Love, and Loss , and The Rules According to JWOWW. She is the co-author of the 2004 best-selling book Soul Surfer, co-written with Bethany Hamilton and later turned into the 2011 film of the same name. [5]

Berk co-authored three children's and young adult novel series with her daughter Carrie Berk. The first series, The Cupcake Club, started as a two-page story written by Carrie that Berk showed to her agent. [6] The series was picked up by Sourcebooks and included a total of 12 books. [6] The first book in the series, Peace, Love & Cupcakes, inspired an off-Broadway musical of the same name. [7] She also co-authored the series Fashion Academy and Ask Emma along with Carrie. Berk is also the author of the Dance Divas series which inspired the off-Broadway musical Dance Divas Nutcracker. [8] She also authored several children's books based on Disney animated films. [9]

Bibliography

YearTitleOriginal publisherNotes
2000 Heart to Heart Three Rivers Press Co-written with Britney and Lynne Spears [10]
2002 Wise Girl: What I've Learned About Life, Love, and Loss Gallery Books Co-written with Jamie-Lynn Sigler [11]
2004 Soul Surfer MTV Books Co-written with Bethany Hamilton [5]
2011 The Rules According to JWOWW William Morrow Co-written with JWoww [12]
2013 Choosing Glee St. Martin's Press Co-written with Jenna Ushkowitz [13]
2017 Everything is Possible Baker Books Co-written with Jennifer Bricker [14]

Book series

Dance Divas

YearTitleOriginal publisherNotes
2013Dance Divas: Showtime! Bloomsbury USA
2014Dance Divas: Two to Tango
Dance Divas: Let's Rock!
Dance Divas: Step It Up
Dance Divas: On Pointe
2015Dance Divas: Showstopper

The Cupcake Club

YearTitleOriginal publisherNotes
2012Peace, Love, and Cupcakes Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Co-written with Carrie Berk
Recipe for Trouble
2013Winner Bakes All
Icing on the Cake
2014Baby Cakes
Royal Icing
2015Sugar and Spice
Sweet Victory
2016Bakers on Board
Vote for Cupcakes!
2017Hugs and Sprinkles
Cupcakes are Forever

Fashion Academy

YearTitleOriginal publisherNotes
2015Fashion Academy Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Co-written with Carrie Berk
2016Runway Ready
Designer Drama
2017Model Madness
Fashion Face-Off

Ask Emma

YearTitleOriginal publisherNotes
2018Ask Emma Little Bee Books Co-written with Carrie Berk
2019Frenemies
Boy Trouble

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