Monique Polak

Monique Polak is the author of over 30 books for young people. She is a three-time winner of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Children’s and YA Literature, now called the Janet Savage Blachford Prize. Monique taught for 35 years at Marianopolis College in Montreal. Her previous nonfiction titles include I Am a Feminist and Why Humans Work.

Books by Monique Polak

Lucas enjoys his status as a troublemaker on the school bus until the consequences become serious.
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In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Daniel is forced to examine his own behavior after the teasing of a classmate gets out of hand.
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9781459814387
$9.95
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$7.99
Tim loves his job at the family pet store, but he questions his father's leadership when a bird is stolen at a public event.
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9781551436869
$9.95
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9781459819887 LICENSE OPTIONS
$18.99
Tim loves his job at the family pet store, but he questions his father's leadership when a bird is stolen at a public event.
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9781459819887 LICENSE OPTIONS
$18.99
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9781551436869
$9.95
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9781554696161 LICENSE OPTIONS
$7.99
Tabitha is thrilled to be attending a summer forensics camp, especially when she gets the opportunity to use her newfound skills to solve a real-life mystery in this novel for middle readers.
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9781459809796
$10.95
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Jordie has a hard time going to school with a cousin who has autism.
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While a home invader terrorizes the city, Josh finds himself sneaking into other people's houses.
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9781554696369 LICENSE OPTIONS
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This nonfiction book encourages teens to stand up for equality and speak out against injustice.
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9781459818927
$19.95
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$16.99
At his new job taking care of guard dogs, Justin discovers that the working dogs are being mistreated.
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9781554691555
$9.95
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9781554693771 LICENSE OPTIONS
$7.99
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book is a comprehensive overview of time, and how and why we measure it.
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9781459840621
$29.95
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9781459840645
$23.99
Mandy is thrilled to spend the summer at a Montreal circus camp, but she is forced to face her fears when another aerialist is killed in a fall.
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9781459804524
$9.95
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In this high-interest novel for young readers, Eric and his friends learn about gender equality when they attend a new high school with a strict dress code.
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9781459811911 LICENSE OPTIONS
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Ani’s faith is tested when her mother is paralyzed, her younger sister starts having sex and questions arise about the identity of Ani’s father.
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9781459800274 LICENSE OPTIONS
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In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Pete has to pull the most important prank of his life.
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9781459830868
$10.95
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9781554696789 LICENSE OPTIONS
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Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book explores the concept of open science and how scientists around the world are working together to make research available to everyone.
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9781459833586
$26.95
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9781459833609 LICENSE OPTIONS
$21.99
Enlivened by personal stories, Passover illuminates and celebrates how ancient Jewish traditions are kept alive in the modern world in this work of nonfiction for middle readers.
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9781459809901
$24.95
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A photographic board book that focuses on family coming together to celebrate the Jewish festival of Passover.
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9781459818521
$9.95
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9781459818545 LICENSE OPTIONS
$7.99
A photographic board book that focuses on family coming together to celebrate the Jewish festival of Passover.
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9781459820470 LICENSE OPTIONS
$9.99
In this novel for middle readers, a group of young teens gather for Grief Camp, where they confront their feelings and try to understand how grief affects everyone differently.
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9781459815681
$10.95
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9781459815704 LICENSE OPTIONS
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In this early chapter book, Angelica is mistaken for a princess on her way to summer camp.
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9781459815384
$6.95
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9781459815407 LICENSE OPTIONS
$5.99
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9781459833340 LICENSE OPTIONS
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In this early chapter book, Angelica is mistaken for a princess on her way to summer camp.
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9781459833340 LICENSE OPTIONS
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In this illustrated early chapter book, Angelica is mistaken for a junior reporter at her local newspaper.
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9781459823587
$7.95
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In this illustrated early chapter book, Angelica allows a new friend to believe she is a part-time lion trainer in training.
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9781459815476
$6.95
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9781459833357 LICENSE OPTIONS
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In this illustrated early chapter book, Angelica allows a new friend to believe she is a part-time lion trainer in training.
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Franklin has to learn to cope with life's challenges without setting illegal fires.
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9781459802285
$9.95
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This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores the art and science of memory and what it can tell us about ourselves and the world we live in.
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9781459834125
$26.95
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A teen actress gets involved with an older director, whose explosive temper and controlling behavior threaten to destroy her life.
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Tessa gets caught tagging and ends up in an alternative school where boxing is a big part of the program.
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Noah spends a school term in George River, in Quebec's far north, trying to understand the Inuit culture, which he finds both threatening and puzzling.
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9781554695096 LICENSE OPTIONS
$11.99
This novel for middle readers takes place in a Japanese internment camp in China in WWII, where thirteen-year-old Gwen follows the Girl Guide code in order to survive.
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9781459820265
$10.95
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9781459820289 LICENSE OPTIONS
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In this novel for teen readers, a Dutch Jewish teenager is sent to a "model" concentration camp with her family.
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9781459833036
$15.95
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9781459833050 LICENSE OPTIONS
$12.99
Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book explores why we work and why people around the world end up in the jobs, careers and professions they do.
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9781459827950
$24.95
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9781459827974 LICENSE OPTIONS
$19.99