A brand-new novel by one of today's most powerful storytellers, Sweep is a heart-rending adventure about the everlasting gifts of friendship and hope.
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 together--saving one another in the process.
| ISBN: | 9780735269194 |
| Publication date: | 7th January 2020 |
| Author: | Jonathan Auxier |
| Publisher: | Puffin Books an imprint of Tundra Book Group |
| Format: | Audiobook |
| Genres: |
Fantasy / Magical Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering Stories about Family and Friends |