Nineteenth-century England. After her father's disappearance Nan Sparrow, ten, works as a "climbing boy," aiding chimney sweeps, but when her most treasured possessions end up in a fireplace, she unwittingly creates a golem. Winner of the 2018 Governor General's Award for Young People's Literature. Winner of the 2020 Red Cedar Fiction Book Award. Grades 4-7. 2018
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