Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
by Jonathan Auxier
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
Year Published 2018
Word Count 68,335
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196899, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Chimney sweeps--Fiction
- London (England)
- Orphans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Orphans
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Homelessne
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Homelessness & Poverty
- 19th century
- Fantasy fiction
- Fantasy
- Great Britain
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster
- Homeless persons--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Monsters
- Golem--Fiction
- Great Britain--History--19th century--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic
- Chimney sweeps
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Homeless persons
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Golem
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes
- Friendship
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- Love Your Neighbor
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Jonathan Auxier about Sweep
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 15
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jonathan Auxier
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 8
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2023
English Finalist, 2019
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2023
Winner, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2023
Winner, 2019
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2023
Finalist, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2018
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2018
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2022
Author Winner, 2018
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Middle Grade Selection, 2018
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