Sweep : the story of a girl and her monster

Summary: "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." - summary from goodreads

Record details

ISBN: 073526435X (hardcover)
ISBN: 9780735264359 (hardcover)
Physical Description: 344 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
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Publisher: Toronto : Puffin Canada, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018.
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- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 2 / 5.0