{"product_id":"sweep-mg","title":"Sweep- MG","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's been five years since the Sweep disappeared. Orphaned and alone, 11-year-old Nan Sparrow had no other choice but to work for a ruthless chimney sweep named Wilkie Crudd. She spends her days sweeping out chimneys.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith vivid characters--tough, whip-smart Nan; lovable, childlike Charlie; their engaging companions; even the marvelously Dickensian villains--bestselling author Jonathan Auxier addresses issues like Dickensian child labor and anti-Semitism, but never becomes preachy or overbearing. As Nan painfully, tentatively, haltingly permits love to make her vulnerable, she also gains strength and purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a heartrending adventure about the everlasting gifts of friendship and wonder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publish Date - 05\/05\/20 paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53646643265846,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/Screenshot2026-02-03at11.56.14AM.png?v=1770141386","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/sweep-mg","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}