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.

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

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]

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