Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

Jonathan Auxier

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
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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 b...

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Community Reviews

4.44
based on 1,947 reviews

Moods

emotional: 71%

adventurous: 68%

hopeful: 54%

sad: 54%

inspiring: 30%

reflective: 24%

informative: 21%

dark: 17%

challenging: 15%

funny: 14%

mysterious: 14%

tense: 13%

lighthearted: 10%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

21% of readers chose fast
67% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
59% of readers chose A mix
29% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

88% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

96% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

19% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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