Sweep : the story of a girl and her monster
Auxier, Jonathan2020
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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.
Main title:
Sweep : the story of a girl and her monster / a story by Jonathan Auxier.
Author:
Auxier, Jonathan, author
Imprint:
New York : Amulet Books, 2020.©2018
Collation:
344 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
First published: 2018.Map on endpapers.Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Interest age level: 8-12 years.
ISBN:
9781419737022 (paperback)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
361033