Sweep : the story of a girl and her monster

The Resource Sweep : the story of a girl and her monster
Label
Sweep : the story of a girl and her monster
Title remainder
the story of a girl and her monster
Statement of responsibility
a story by Jonathan Auxier
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • In nineteenth-century England, after her father's disappearance Nan Sparrow, ten, works as a "climbing boy," aiding chimney sweeps, but when her most treasured possessions end up in a fireplace, she unwittingly creates a golem.--
  • "We save ourselves by saving others." It's been five years since the Sweep disappeared. Orphaned and alone, Nan Sparrow had no other choice but to work for a ruthless chimney sweep named Wilkie Crudd. She spends her days sweeping out chimneys. The job is dangerous and thankless, but with her wits and will, Nan has managed to beat the deadly odds time and time again. When Nan gets stuck in a chimney fire, she fears the end has come. Instead, she wakes to find herself unharmed in an abandoned attic. And she is not alone. Huddled in the corner is a mysterious creature - a golem - made from soot and ash. Sweep is the story of a girl and her monster. Together, these two outcasts carve out a new life - saving each other in the process. Lyrically told by one of today's most powerful storytellers, Sweep is a heartrending adventure about the everlasting gifts of friendship and wonder. -- From dust jacket
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Award
  • Governor General's Literary Award for English-Language Children's Literature, 2018.
  • Red Cedar Book Awards (British Columbia), Fiction category, 2020.
  • Sydney Taylor Book Award for Older Readers, 2019.
  • OLA Best Bets, 2018
Assigning source
provided by publisher
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
813/.6
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
Intended audience
  • 630L
  • Structure indicator: 90 (high)
  • Syntactic indicator: 90 (high)
  • Semantic indicator: 100 (very high)
  • Decoding indicator: 100 (very high)
Intended audience source
  • Lexile
  • Lexile
Interest level
MG
LC call number
  • PZ7.A9314
  • PS3601.U95
LC item number
  • Swe 2018
  • S94 2018
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 5
  • 8
Nature of contents
bibliography
Reading level
4.5
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
Target audience
juvenile

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