MTL YA Fest Author/Book Spotlight: Monique Polak

Monique Polak is the author of over twenty novels for kids and young adults. She has also written two nonfiction books for kids as well as a board book for toddlers. Monique teaches English literature, creative writing and humanities at Marianopolis College in Montreal, Quebec. For more information, visit moniquepolak.com.

The Books:

Planet GriefSo Much It Hurts

I read both of these books and I really need to do a reread of them and post reviews of them.

  • Princess Angelica, Junior Reporter/Part-Time Lion Trainer/Camp Catastrophe
  • The Taste of Rain
  • Room For One More
  • I am a Feminist
  • PassoverFamily
  • Bullies Rule
  • Leggings Revolt
  • Forensics Squad Unleashed
  • Passover: Festival of Freedom
  • Learning the Ropes
  • Hate Mail
  • Straight Punch
  • Pyro
  • Miracleville
  • The Middle of Everywhere
  • Junkyard Dog
  • What is Left?
  • 121 Express
  • Scarred
  • Finding Elmo
  • All In
  • Home Invasion
  • On The Game
  • No More Pranks
  • Flip Turn

This is another author that I am embarrassed to admit that I just haven’t read their backlist titles and I need to work on that.

I have had the chance to meet with Monique several times and she is an awesome person. Very generous with her time when you speak with her.