Fry, Juliet: - Born In Australia, Juliet Fry received her BA (English Literature) from Waikato University of Hamilton, New Zealand and her Masters Degree (Applied Linguistics) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her thesis was on how children learn vocabulary from high interest literature. Juliet taught fourth grade in Boston, Massachusetts, high school English in California and was a Lecturer in Composition in New Jersey. She also worked as an elementary school librarian in California.