Monique Polak
Monique Polak is the author of more than thirty books for young people. She is the three-time winner of the Quebec Writers' Federation Prize for Children's and YA Literature for her novels Hate Mail, What World is Left and Room for One More. In addition to teaching at Marianopolis College in Montreal, Monique is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in Maclean's Magazine, the Montreal Gazette and other Postmedia newspapers. She is also a columnist on ICI Radio-Canada's Plus on est de fous, plus on lit! In 2016, Monique was the CBC/Quebec Writers' Federation inaugural writer-in-residence. Monique lives in Montreal.
Books by Monique Polak
Lucas enjoys his status as a troublemaker on the school bus until the consequences become serious.
Paperback
9781551439761
9781551439761
$9.95 CAD
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.
Paperback
9781459814387
9781459814387
$9.95 CAD
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.
Paperback
9781551436869
9781551436869
$9.95 CAD
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.
Paperback
9781459809796
9781459809796
$10.95 CAD
Jordie has a hard time going to school with a cousin who has autism.
Paperback
9781459807754
9781459807754
$9.95 CAD
While a home invader terrorizes the city, Josh finds himself sneaking into other people's houses.
This nonfiction book encourages teens to stand up for equality and speak out against injustice.
Paperback
9781459818927
9781459818927
$19.95 CAD
At his new job taking care of guard dogs, Justin discovers that the working dogs are being mistreated.
Paperback
9781554691555
9781554691555
$9.95 CAD
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.
Paperback
9781459804524
9781459804524
$9.95 CAD
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.
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.
Paperback
9781554693306
9781554693306
$12.95 CAD
In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Pete has to pull the most important prank of his life.
Paperback
9781459830868
9781459830868
$10.95 CAD
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.
Hardcover
9781459809901
9781459809901
$24.95 CAD
A photographic board book that focuses on family coming together to celebrate the Jewish festival of Passover.
Board Book
9781459818521
9781459818521
$9.95 CAD
A photographic board book that focuses on family coming together to celebrate the Jewish festival of Passover.
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.
Paperback
9781459815681
9781459815681
$10.95 CAD
In this early chapter book, Angelica is mistaken for a princess on her way to summer camp.
Paperback
9781459815384
9781459815384
$6.95 CAD
Audiobook
9781459833340
9781459833340
$14.99 CAD
In this illustrated early chapter book, Angelica is mistaken for a junior reporter at her local newspaper.
Paperback
9781459823587
9781459823587
$7.95 CAD
In this illustrated early chapter book, Angelica allows a new friend to believe she is a part-time lion trainer in training.
Paperback
9781459815476
9781459815476
$6.95 CAD
Audiobook
9781459833357
9781459833357
$14.99 CAD
Franklin has to learn to cope with life's challenges without setting illegal fires.
Paperback
9781459802285
9781459802285
$9.95 CAD
A teen actress gets involved with an older director, whose explosive temper and controlling behavior threaten to destroy her life.
Paperback
9781459801363
9781459801363
$12.95 CAD
Tessa gets caught tagging and ends up in an alternative school where boxing is a big part of the program.
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.
Paperback
9781554690909
9781554690909
$14.95 CAD
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.
Paperback
9781459820265
9781459820265
$10.95 CAD
In this novel for teen readers, a Dutch Jewish teenager is sent to a "model" concentration camp with her family.
Paperback
9781459833036
9781459833036
$15.95 CAD
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.
Hardcover
9781459827950
9781459827950
$24.95 CAD
PDF
9781459827967
9781459827967
$18.99 CAD
EPUB
9781459827974
9781459827974
$18.99 CAD
