Description
Eric and his buddies have left behind their all boys school to attend high school with girls.
Eager to find his place in this exciting new world, Eric joins the student life committee, unaware that he is expected to enforce the school’s strict dress code. The dress code is particularly harsh on the girls he is keen to get to know. Eric finds this awkward, but it’s nothing compared to the position he finds himself in when the whole school revolts.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
Author Bio
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.
Review Quotes
"Monique Polak engages the reader instantly with the first sentences of her book...Leggings Revolt is about a young man who learns about himself while he defends what he believes in. Recommended."
— CM: Canadian Review of MaterialsBiographical note
Monique Polak has been known to don leggings. Monique has written numerous books for young people, including five other Orca Currents. Her last Currents novel, Hate Mail, won the Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Monique lives in Montreal, Quebec.
