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We are reading Sweep: The Story of a Girl and her Monster by Jonathan Auxier. Copies of the book are available at the library. The Book Club is held at the Draper Senior Center.
This month, we are discussing the Sweep: The Story of a Girl and her Monster by Jonathan Auxier.
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 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.
But when Nan gets stuck in a deadly chimney fire, she fears her time has come. Instead, she wakes to find herself in an abandoned attic. And she is not alone. Huddled in the corner is a mysterious creature--a golem--made from ash and coal. This is the creature that saved her from the fire.
Sweep is the story of a girl and her monster. Together, these two outcasts carve out a life together--saving one another in the process.
The Book Club meets on the Second Monday of each month from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at the Draper Senior Center.
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If you would like to participate in the book club, contact Linda Gee at lgee@slcolibrary.org. All adults are welcome.