{{short description|American author}} {{infobox writer |name=Julie Berry |birth_date={{birth date and age|1974|9|3}} |occupation=Author |nationality=American |education=[[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Vermont College of Fine Arts]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]]) |genres={{flatlist| *[[Children's literature]] *[[young adult fiction]] }} |notable_works=''[[All the Truth That's in Me]]'' (2014)<br>''[[Lovely War]]'' (2019) |awards=[[Inky Awards|Inky Award]] (2014)<br>[[Whitney Awards|Whitney Award]] (2019)<br>[[Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award]] (2020)<br>[[Golden Kite Award]] (2020) |spouse={{marriage|Phil Berry|1995}} }} '''Julie Berry''' (born September 3, 1974)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?126269|title=Summary Bibliography: Julie Berry}}</ref><ref>"Julie Berry," OCLC World Cat Fiction Finder</ref> 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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160529071445/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] Michael Paulson, The Boston Globe (2009)</ref><ref>[http://mormonartist.net/interviews/julie-berry/ Julie Berry] Mormon Artist (2014)</ref> She received a [[B.S.]] in communications at [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] (RPI) in [[Troy, New York]], in 1995 and later earned an [[Master of Fine Arts|M.F.A.]] from [[Vermont College of Fine Arts]] in 2008.<ref name=JBbooks>[http://www.julieberrybooks.com/about Julie Berry Books]</ref><ref name=Meridian>[https://ldsmag.com/article-1-1796/ Julie Berry, A Young Mother of Boys Finds Happiness Writing For Teen Girls] Meridian Magazine (2009)</ref> Berry met her husband, actor Phil Berry at RPI. They married in 1995. They have four sons together.<ref name=JBbooks/> The family lived for many years in [[Maynard, Massachusetts]], west of Boston, before moving to [[Temple City, California]].<ref>[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] The Beacon-Villager, October 9, 2017</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/books/review/all-the-truth-thats-in-me-by-julie-berry.html|newspaper=New York Times|location=New york|date=November 8, 2013|first=Jennifer Hubert|last= Swan|page=BR41|title=Without a Voice}}</ref> During the early years of her writing career Berry also worked as marketing director with the family business, a data collection software company.<ref name=Meridian/> While living in Maynard, Berry was a columnist for the [[MetroWest Daily News]].<ref name=Meridian/>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green {{!}} |first=Alex |title=For Julie Berry, A Homecoming and a Bookstore of Her Own |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/85962-for-julie-berry-a-homecoming-and-a-bookstore-of-her-own.html |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Awards and honors== Seven of Berry's books are [[Junior Library Guild]] selections: ''[[All the Truth That's In Me]]'' (2014),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=All the Truth That's In Me by Julie Berry |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780670786152J&name=All_the_Truth_Thats_In_Me |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Junior Library Guild]]}}</ref> ''The Passion of Dolssa'' (2017),<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Passion of Dolssa (Audiobook) by Julie Berry |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781936129980J&name=Passion_of_Dolssa_(Audiobook) |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Junior Library Guild]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780451469922J&name=Passion_of_Dolssa |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Junior Library Guild]]}}</ref> ''The Emperor’s Ostrich'' (2017),<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Emperor's Ostrich by Julie Berry |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781596439580J&name=Emperors_Ostrich |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Junior Library Guild]]}}</ref> ''[[Lovely War]]'' (2019),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lovely War by Julie Berry |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780451469939J&name=Lovely_War |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Junior Library Guild]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lovely War (Audiobook) by Julie Berry |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781947196827J&name=Lovely_War_(Audiobook) |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Junior Library Guild]]}}</ref> and ''Wishes and Wellingtons'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wishes and Wellingtons by Julie Berry |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781728223254J&name=Wishes_and_Wellingtons |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Junior Library Guild]]}}</ref>
''All the Truth That's in Me'' was named one of the best books of the year by [[The Horn Book Magazine|''The Horn Book'']], ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'', and ''[[School Library Journal]]''.<ref name=":0" />
''The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place'' was named one of the best children's books of 2014 by the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref name="JBbooks" />
''The Passion of Dolssa'' was a New York Times Notable Title.
''Lovely War'' was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestseller]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lovely War by Julie Berry |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316312/lovely-war-by-julie-berry/9780147512970 |access-date=2021-09-18 |website=Penguin Randomhouse |language=en-US}}</ref> and was named one of the best books of 2019 by [[The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevenson |first=Deborah |date=January 2020 |title=2019 Blue Ribbons |url=https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/blueribbons/2019-blue-ribbons/ |access-date=2021-09-18 |website=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books |language=en-US}}</ref> ''The Horn Book'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=Roger |date=2019-11-19 |title=Fanfare 2019 Booklist |url=https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=fanfare-2019-booklist |access-date=2021-09-18 |website=The Horn Book}}</ref> ''Kirkus Reviews'',<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Best YA Romance of 2019 |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/best-ya-romance-of-2019/ |access-date=2021-09-18 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Publishers Weekly]], School Library Journal,<ref name=":1" />'' ''[[Shelf Awareness]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-26 |title=Shelf Awareness's Best Children's & Teen Books of 2019 |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=871 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]]}}</ref> and the ''Wall Street Journal''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Gurdon |first=Meghan Cox |date=2019-12-13 |title=The Best Children's Books of 2019 |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-childrens-books-of-2019-11576254024 |access-date=2021-09-18 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> It was also a ''New York Times'' Notable Children’s Books of 2016.''<ref name=":1" />'' {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Awards for Berry's writing !Year !Title !Award !Result !Ref. |- ! rowspan="4" |2014 | rowspan="4" |''[[All the Truth That's in Me|All the Truth That’s in Me]]'' |[[American Library Association]] [[ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults|Best Fiction for Young Adults]] |Top 10 |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-01-30 |title=2014 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2014-top-ten-best-fiction-young-adults |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Finneke |first=Jaclyn |date=2014-02-04 |title=YALSA names 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults |url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/02/yalsa-names-2014-best-fiction-young-adults |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[American Library Association]] |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]] |Shortlist |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-19 |title=Awards: Guggenheim-Lehrman; Carnegie/Kate Greenaway |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2210 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]]}}</ref> |- |[[Edgar Awards|Edgar Award]] for Best Young Adult |Finalist |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search the Edgars Database! {{!}} Edgar® Awards Info & Database |url=https://edgarawards.com/search-the-database/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Edgar Awards]]}}</ref> |- |[[Inky Awards|Inky Award]] for Silver Inky |'''Winner''' |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Inky Awards |url=https://www.insideadog.com.au/page/inky-awards.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150222225011/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/58914/20150223-0000/www.insideadog.com.au/page/inky-awards.html |archive-date=2015-02-22 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Inside A Dog |language=en }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |- !2014 | rowspan="3" |''{{Sortname|The|Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place|nolink=1}}'' |[[Whitney Award]] for Best Youth Fiction |'''Winner''' |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rappleye |first=Christine |date=2016-02-20 |title=Whitney Award finalists for 2015 announced |url=https://www.deseret.com/2016/2/20/20582993/whitney-award-finalists-for-2015-announced |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rappleye |first=Christine |date=2015-05-23 |title=And the winners of the 2014 Whitney Awards are ... |url=https://www.deseret.com/2015/5/23/20565313/and-the-winners-of-the-2014-whitney-awards-are |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" |2015 |[[American Library Association]] [[Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults]] |Selection |<ref>{{Cite book |title=2015-03-15 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Amazing-Audiobooks-for-Young-Adults/pid=7369356 |access-date=2022-09-06 |via=[[Booklist]]}}</ref> |- |[[Odyssey Award]] |Honor |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2015-11-24 |title=2015 Odyssey Winner and Honor Recordings |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2015-odyssey-winner-and-honor-recordings |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) |language=en}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="4" |2017 | rowspan="4" |''{{Sortname|The|Passion of Dolssa|nolink=1}}'' |[[American Library Association]] [[ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults|Best Fiction for Young Adults]] |Top 10 |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-01-25 |title=2017 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2017-top-ten-best-fiction-young-adults |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |date=2017-03-01 |title=Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2017 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=8703643 |access-date=2022-09-06 |via=[[Booklist]]}}</ref> |- |Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth |Selection |<ref>{{Cite book |date=2017-01-01 |title=Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2016 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=8602421 |access-date=2022-09-06 |via=[[Booklist]]}}</ref> |- |''[[Los Angeles Times Book Prize|Los Angeles Times]]'' [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize|Book Prize]] for Young Adult Literature |Honor |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2017-02-22 |title=L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Zadie Smith and Rep. John Lewis; Thomas McGuane will be honored |url=https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-latimes-book-prize-finalists-20170222-story.html |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Michael L. Printz Award]] |Honor |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2007-03-15 |title=Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-01-23 |title='March: Book Three' wins 2017 Printz Award |url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/march-book-three-wins-2017-printz-award |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[American Library Association]] |language=en}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="4" |2019 | rowspan="10" |''[[Lovely War]]'' |[[Booklist Editors' Choice]]: Youth Audio |Selection |<ref>{{Cite book |date=2020-01-01 |title=Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio, 2019 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=9729985 |access-date=2021-09-18 |via=Booklist}}</ref> |- |[[Goodreads Choice Award]] for Young Adult Fiction |Nominee |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lovely War |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/63030536-lovely-war |access-date=2021-09-18 |website=Goodreads}}</ref> |- |Outstanding Books for the College Bound |Selection |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-10-21 |title=2019 OBCB History and Cultures |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2019-obcb-history-and-cultures |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[Whitney Awards|Whitney Award]] |'''Winner''' |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Winners |url=https://whitneyawards.com/past-winners/ |access-date=2021-09-18 |website=The Whitney Awards}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="6" |2020 |[[Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award]] |'''Winner''' |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-25 |title=Walden Award |url=http://www.alan-ya.org/awards/walden-award/ |access-date=2021-09-18 |website=ALAN Online |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[American Library Association]] [[Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults]] |Selection |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-01-06 |title=2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-amazing-audiobooks-young-adults |access-date=2021-09-18 |website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[American Library Association]] [[ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults|Best Fiction for Young Adults]] |Top Ten |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-02-05 |title=2020 Top Ten Best Fiction |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-top-ten-best-fiction |access-date=2021-09-18 |website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |date=2020-03-15 |title=Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2020 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Best-Fiction-for-Young-Adults/pid=9732774 |access-date=2022-09-06 |via=[[Booklist]]}}</ref> |- |[[Audie Award]] for Young Adult |Finalist |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Audie Awards |url=https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2020-audies |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-09-18 |website=Audio Publishers Association |archive-date=2020-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203150625/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2020-audies }}</ref> |- |[[Golden Kite Award]] for Young Adult Fiction |'''Winner''' |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diefenbach |first=Mallory |date=2021-10-20 |title=Medina author wins Golden Kite award |url=https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/lifestyles/medina-author-wins-golden-kite-award/article_8c3dc384-25d5-5021-b7ab-006793508df5.html |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=The Daily News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-22 |title=Awards: Golden Kite Winners |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3659 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]]}}</ref> |- |[[Young Adult Library Services Association]] Teens Choices |Top 10 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Teens' Top Ten |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/sites/ala.org.yalsa/files/content/2020%20Teens%27%20Top%20Ten%20Titles_Annotations.pdf |access-date=2021-09-18 |website=Young Adult Library Services Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lam |first=Anna |date=2020-10-22 |title=2020 YALSA Teens' Top Ten titles announced |url=https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2020/10/2020-yalsa-teens-top-ten-titles-announced |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=[[American Library Association]] |language=en}}</ref> |}
==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
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==External links== * {{official website}} * {{LCAuth|n2009037284|Julie Berry|19|}} * [https://lccn.loc.gov/no2011007535 Lexi Connor at LC Authorities] (no catalog records) and [https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2011007535 at WorldCat] * {{ISFDB name}}
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