Sheryl Berk

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.

Sheryl Berk
Born
Sheryl Kahn[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSyracuse University
OccupationWriter
Websitewww.sherylberk.com

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
Year Title Original publisher Notes
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
Year Title Original publisher Notes
2013 Dance Divas: Showtime! Bloomsbury USA
2014 Dance Divas: Two to Tango
Dance Divas: Let's Rock!
Dance Divas: Step It Up
Dance Divas: On Pointe
2015 Dance Divas: Showstopper

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

Fashion Academy
Year Title Original publisher Notes
2015 Fashion Academy Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Co-written with Carrie Berk
2016 Runway Ready
Designer Drama
2017 Model Madness
Fashion Face-Off

Ask Emma
Year Title Original publisher Notes
2018 Ask Emma Little Bee Books Co-written with Carrie Berk
2019 Frenemies
Boy Trouble

References
  1. "WEDDINGS; Sheryl Kahn And Peter Berk". New York Times. 25 January 1998.
  2. Gray, Beverly (2003). Ron Howard: From Mayberry to the Moon...and Beyond. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 9781418530747.
  3. "Magazines obsess over Pitt-Aniston breakup". Reno Gazette-Journal. 18 February 2005.
  4. Kelly, Keith J. (4 May 2004). "New Bauer Celeb Mag Launched". New York Post.
  5. Salamone, Gina. "New York school inspires 9-year-old author". New York Daily News.
  6. Juris, Carolyn. "Meet the Mother-Daughter Pair Behind the Cupcake Club". Publishers Weekly.
  7. Alfiero, Gabrielle (20 March 2014). "Peace Love and Cupcakes". The Spirit. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. "DANCE MOMS' Elliana Walmsley Stars in World Premiere of DANCE DIVAS NUTCRACKER Tonight Off-Broadway". Broadway World.
  9. "Second grader 'three-peats' and school library wins". Cahtolic Key. 24 January 2013.
  10. "Spears". Los Angeles Times. 27 July 2000.
  11. "Words of a Wise Girl". Newsday. 5 August 2002.
  12. "Bestsellers Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 27 February 2011.
  13. Connelly, Sherryl (20 May 2013). "Jenna Ushkowitz of 'Glee' has some tips for others on finding harmony in life". New York Daily News.
  14. Maine, D'Arcy (8 September 2016). "Meet Jen Bricker, the gymnast born without legs who has a surprising biological sister". ESPN.
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