TY  - BOOK
AU  - Auxier,Jonathan
TI  - Sweep: the story of a girl and her monster 
SN  - 9781419731402 (hbk.) :
AV  - PZ7.A9314 Swe 2018
U1  - 813.6 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - New York
PB  - Amulet Books
KW  - Homelessness
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Orphans
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Children's stories
KW  - Fiction 9+
KW  - ukslc
KW  - General
N2  - Meet Nan Sparrow. She's a 10-year-old orphan who works as a 'climbing boy,' the term given to children who risked their lives to assist chimney sweeps in 19th-century England. Nan learned the ins and outs of chimney sweeping at her father's side, but he has 'disappeared,' and though Nan's work is brutal and dangerous, she holds out hope for her father's eventual return. When Nan's most treasured possessions end up in a fireplace, she unwittingly creates a golem made up of all her favourite things. She names him Charlie, and the two become fast friends. Together, they make their home in an abandoned attic. But one of Charlie's 'ingredients' is a twelve-month calendar, and the clock is ticking. Will Nan have to say goodbye to her only companion and come to terms with the fact that her father might never be coming home?
ER  -