# Julie Berry

Julie Berry (born September 3, 1974) 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. 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. Berry met her husband, actor Phil Berry at RPI. They married in 1995. They have four sons together. The family lived for many years in Maynard, Massachusetts, west of Boston, before moving to Temple City, California. During the early years of her writing career Berry also worked as marketing director with the family business, a data collection software company. While living in Maynard, Berry was a columnist for the MetroWest Daily News.
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.

## Awards and honors

Seven of Berry's books are Junior Library Guild selections: All the Truth That's In Me (2014), The Passion of Dolssa (2017), The Emperor’s Ostrich (2017), Lovely War (2019), and Wishes and Wellingtons (2020).
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 and was named one of the best books of 2019 by The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, The Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Shelf Awareness, and the Wall Street Journal. It was also a New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2016.
Awards for Berry's writing :
| Year | Title | Award | Result |
| 2014 | All the Truth That’s in Me | American Library Association Best Fiction for Young Adults | Top 10 |
| 2014 | All the Truth That’s in Me | Carnegie Medal | Shortlist |
| 2014 | All the Truth That’s in Me | Edgar Award for Best Young Adult | Finalist |
| 2014 | All the Truth That’s in Me | Inky Award for Silver Inky | Winner |
| 2014 | The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place | Whitney Award for Best Youth Fiction | Winner |
| 2015 | The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place | American Library Association Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults | Selection |
| 2015 | The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place | Odyssey Award | Honor |
| 2017 | The Passion of Dolssa | American Library Association Best Fiction for Young Adults | Top 10 |
| 2017 | The Passion of Dolssa | Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth | Selection |
| 2017 | The Passion of Dolssa | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature | Honor |
| 2017 | The Passion of Dolssa | Michael L. Printz Award | Honor |
| 2019 | Lovely War | Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio | Selection |
| 2019 | Lovely War | Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction | Nominee |
| 2019 | Lovely War | Outstanding Books for the College Bound | Selection |
| 2019 | Lovely War | Whitney Award | Winner |
| 2020 | Lovely War | Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award | Winner |
| 2020 | Lovely War | American Library Association Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults | Selection |
| 2020 | Lovely War | American Library Association Best Fiction for Young Adults | Top Ten |
| 2020 | Lovely War | Audie Award for Young Adult | Finalist |
| 2020 | Lovely War | Golden Kite Award for Young Adult Fiction | Winner |
| 2020 | Lovely War | Young Adult Library Services Association Teens Choices | Top 10 |

## 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