Monique Polak

Biography

Monique Polak has written many novels for young adults, including her historical novel What World is Left, which won the 2009 Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Monique is the author of Passover (Orca Origins), which the Jewish Book Council called “a musthave title.” When not writing award-winning books, Monique teaches English and Humanities in Montreal, Quebec, where she also works as a freelance journalist. For more information, visit www.moniquepolak.com.