Julie Gardner Berry Books in Order

Julie Gardner Berry has written 19 books, published between 2009 and 2025. The first book is The Amaranth Enchantment (2009) and the newest is If Looks Could Kill (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
2009–2025
Pages on record
3,273 in 11 of 19 books
Reading time
55–82 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,273 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

Julie Gardner Berry, known as Julie Berry, is an American author of books for children and young adults, born on September 3, 1974, and the winner of several national book awards. The catalogue lists 19 books from The Amaranth Enchantment (2009) to If Looks Could Kill (2025). Series include Splurch Academy for Disruptive Boys and Wishes and Wellingtons. All the Truth That's in Me (2013) and The Passion of Dolssa (2016) also appear in the list.

How many Julie Gardner Berry books are there?

Julie Gardner Berry has 19 books, released between 2009 and 2025. They include 2 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.

Julie Gardner Berry Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Julie Gardner Berry books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    The Amaranth Enchantment2009 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009336
  2. 2
    The Rat Brain FiascoSplurch Academy for Disruptive Boys #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  3. 3
    Curse of the Bizarro BeetleSplurch Academy for Disruptive Boys #22010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  4. 4
    Secondhand Charm2010 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010352
  5. 5
    The Colossal Fossil FreakoutSplurch Academy for Disruptive Boys #32011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  6. 6
    The Trouble with SquidsSplurch Academy for Disruptive Boys #42011 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011190
  7. 7
    All the Truth That's in Me2013 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013304
  8. 8
    The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place2014 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014351
  9. 9
    The Passion of Dolssa2016 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016512
  10. 10
    The Emperor's Ostrich2017 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017304
  11. 11
    Long Ago, On a Silent Night2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  12. 12
    Don't Let the Beasties Escape This Book!2019 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201940
  13. 13
    Happy Right Now2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  14. 14
    Lovely War2019 · 468 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019468
  15. 15
    Wishes and WellingtonsWishes and Wellingtons #12020 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020384
  16. 16
    Crime and CarpetbagsWishes and Wellingtons #22021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  17. 17
    Cranky Right Now2021 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202132
  18. 18
    Burglars and BluestockingsWishes and Wellingtons #32023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  19. 19
    If Looks Could Kill2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Julie Gardner Berry books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Splurch Academy for Disruptive Boys in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Rat Brain Fiasco
  2. 2. Curse of the Bizarro Beetle
  3. 3. The Colossal Fossil Freakout
  4. 4. The Trouble with Squids

Wishes and Wellingtons in order

3 books
  1. 1. Wishes and Wellingtons
  2. 2. Crime and Carpetbags
  3. 3. Burglars and Bluestockings

Standalone books

12 books

12 Julie Gardner Berry titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Julie Gardner Berry books in order?

You only need to read Julie Gardner Berry books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Julie Gardner Berry

Start with The Amaranth Enchantment (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Julie Gardner Berry book?

If Looks Could Kill (2025) is the newest Julie Gardner Berry book released so far.

Is there a new Julie Gardner Berry book coming?

No next Julie Gardner Berry book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Julie Gardner Berry at a glance

Still publishing
Julie Gardner Berry published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Julie Gardner Berry books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,273 pages across the 11 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Julie Gardner Berry books, 13 of 19, were published in the 2010s.

What the Julie Gardner Berry books are about

13 of the 19 Julie Gardner Berry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 6 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.