ISBN |
9781419731402 (hardback) |
Name |
Auxier, Jonathan author. |
Title |
Sweep : the story of a girl and her monster / a story by Jonathan Auxier. |
Published |
New York, NY : Amulet Books, 2018. |
©2018 |
Description |
344 pages ; 22 cm |
Notes |
Map on endpapers. |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary |
For nearly a century, Victorian London relied on "climbing boys" - orphans owned by chimney sweeps - to clean flues and protect homes from fire. The work was hard, thankless, and dangerous. Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is quite possibly the best climber who ever lived, and a girl. With her wits and will, she's managed to beat the deadly odds time and time again. But when Nan gets stuck in a deadly chimney fire, she fears her time has come. Instead, she wakes to find herself in an abandoned attic and she is not alone. Huddled in the corner is a mysterious creature - a golem - made from ash and coal. This is the creature that saved her from the fire. Sweep is the story of a girl and her monster. Together, these two outcasts carve out a life, saving one another in the process. |
Target audience note |
8 - 12 years old. |
Subjects |
Chimney sweeps -- Juvenile fiction |
Sex role -- Juvenile fiction |
Child labor -- Juvenile fiction |
Golem -- Juvenile fiction |
Loneliness -- Juvenile fiction |
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction |
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction |
Antisemitism -- Juvenile fiction |
Children's stories |
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction |
Genre |
Historical fiction |
Magic realist fiction |
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