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Julie Sternberg

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, The United States

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Julie Sternberg is the author of the best-selling LIKE PICKLE JUICE ON A COOKIE and its sequels. Her latest book, SUMMER OF STOLEN SECRETS, is a middle-grade novel coming out in 2021 from Viking. She also wrote THE TOP-SECRET DIARY OF CELIE VALENTINE series and the picture books BEDTIME AT BESSIE AND LIL’S and PUPPY PUPPY PUPPY. Her books have received a number of awards. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband; her younger daughter, who is almost but not yet old enough to abandon her; and her dog, Clementine, who basks in pools of sunlight in the apartment and occasionally heaves a deep sigh.
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My husband and I met our daughters several weeks ago for lunch at Bubby’s in Tribeca, followed by a trip to the McNally Jackson bookstore in Soho. This would’ve been heaven, except Bubby’s stirred full-sized corn kernels into my grits. I’m aware that grits are made from corn (I did grow up in Baton Rouge), but it’s supposed to be ground corn in there, and the beauty of a b

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	Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie (Eleanor, #1) by Julie Sternberg (Goodreads Author), Matthew Cordell (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 2,378 ratings — published 2011 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Like Bug Juice on a Burger (Eleanor, #2) by Julie Sternberg (Goodreads Author), Matthew Cordell (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 887 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake (Eleanor, #3) by Julie Sternberg (Goodreads Author), Matthew Cordell (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Puppy, Puppy, Puppy by Julie Sternberg (Goodreads Author), Fred Koehler (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 184 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer of Stolen Secrets 3.70 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Friendship Over by Julie Sternberg (Goodreads Author), Johanna Wright (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets Out by Julie Sternberg (Goodreads Author), Johanna Wright (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bedtime at Bessie and Lil's by Julie Sternberg (Goodreads Author), Adam Gudeon (Illustrator) 3.18 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everything's Changed by Julie Sternberg (Goodreads Author), Johanna Wright (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.47 avg rating — 32 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Eleanor (3 books)
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Julie Sternberg (Goodreads Author),

Matthew Cordell (Illustrator)

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The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine (2 books)
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Julie Sternberg (Goodreads Author),

Johanna Wright (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

4.19 avg rating — 176 ratings

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“pickle juice on a cookie.”
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“No one in the world is as good as Bibi,” I said.”
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“I had a bad August. A very bad August. As bad as pickle juice on a cookie. As bad as a spiderweb on your leg. As bad as the black parts of a banana. I hope your August was better. I really do.”
― Julie Sternberg, Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie

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