Age Group: 9 - 12 Years, 12+ Years

Description:

In the soot-stained streets of Victorian London, eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow scrapes a living as a chimney sweep. It has been five years since her beloved guardian, the Sweep, vanished, leaving her only his hat and a strange lump of magical char that never quite loses its warmth. Orphaned and alone, Nan now toils under the cruel master Wilkie Crudd, surviving by her wits and grit. But when she becomes trapped in a roaring chimney fire, she wakes to find herself rescued by a most unexpected friend — a gentle creature of ash and ember she names Charlie. Together, two unlikely outcasts build a hidden life among the rooftops, learning what it means to love, to protect, and to be brave. Lyrical, Dickensian, and deeply moving, this award-winning adventure asks tender questions about friendship, sacrifice, and what truly makes a monster.