Sweep
The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
About this book
Victorian London relied on climbing boys orphans owned by chimney sweeps to clean flues and protect homes from fire. 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.
Subjects
- children's fiction
- chimney sweeps
- fantasy fiction
- fiction
- golem
- great britain, history, 19th century, fiction
- history
- homeless persons
- homeless persons, fiction
- orphans
- orphans, fiction