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Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

by JonathanAuxier (Author), Jonathan Auxier (Author), Jonathan Auxier (Author)

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    Hardcover 2018

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Synopsis

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. 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. By one of today's most powerful storytellers, Sweep is a heartrending adventure about the everlasting gifts of friendship and hope.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 368
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Abrams Books
Published: 05 Nov 2018
ISBN 10: 1419731408
ISBN 13: 9781419731402
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
**STARRED REVIEW**
Auxier wipes away the grime from a bleak chapter in history, where children were forced to work dangerous jobs that claimed many lives. He questions what makes one a monster and applauds helping others, activism, education, earthly marvels, and the possibility of magic. Nan's fiery personality will attract readers like moths, and Auxier's unusual blend of mythology and history will keep them transfixed. --Booklist
**STARRED REVIEW**
This dazzling, warmhearted novel contemplates selflessness and saving, deep love and what makes a monster. --Publishers Weekly
**STARRED REVIEW**
Auxier (The Night Gardener, 2014, etc.) turns his imaginative whimsy and lyrical prose to a real historical horror; while never gratuitous, he does not shy away from the appalling conditions under which children labor, nor does he ignore the sacrifices and struggle to abolish the practice. The inclusion of two (possibly three) Jewish characters suggests the intertwining of anti-Semitism and class exploitation, while references to such authors as William Blake, Daniel Defoe, and Mary Shelley demonstrate how literature could fire imaginations and highlight oppression. --Kirkus Reviews
Author Bio
Jonathan Auxier is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Night Gardener, Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard and Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, which the Wall Street Journal called as delightful a magical story as readers will hope to find. He lives in Pittsburgh with his family.