City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

Sweep, the story of a girl and her monster, Jonathan Auxier ; read by Sarah Coomes

eng

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For children aged 6-14

fiction

Sweep

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Jonathan Auxier ; read by Sarah Coomes

the story of a girl and her monster

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 brutally dangerous. 11-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

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