“I hit the ball pretty good, but it counts as a homer no matter how far you hit it,' Perez said. Maikel Garcia scored Perez with an RBI single, giving the Royals a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Perez went 3 for 4 with a 462-foot home run over the left-field fountains and scored three times. Kansas City (9-26) lost two of three to the A's (8-27) and dropped to 1-10 in series this season. Salvador Perez homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Sunday to avoid being swept in the series between teams with the worst records in the major leagues. MLB, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics The job is dangerous and thankless, but with her wits and will, Nan has managed to beat the deadly odds time and time again.Perez homers, Royals avoid sweep in 5-1 win over A's She spends her days sweeping out chimneys. Orphaned and alone, Nan Sparrow had no other choice but to work for a ruthless chimney sweep named Wilkie Crudd. It’s been five years since the Sweep disappeared. This book is absolutely beautiful and so nicely detailed! Although I am unlikely to read this book again it is one I am glad to have sitting on my shelf. This book has a very solid 5 star rating on Amazon and 4.5 on Goodreads, so I think my 3.5 “I liked it” rating on this is a bit of an anomaly. I mean the Harry Potter series are some of my very favorites and they cover some super heavy topics! Anyways, this is a bit of a ramble, but I have rambling thoughts on it clearly. Also, there are so many books I love that I’m always surprised to remember we’re originally geared towards children.

Not having children, it’s hard for me to know what’s appropriate for different ages (and of course every child is different). There is a good chance I’m not giving my 8 year old self enough credit, so take what I say with a grain of salt, but these are my thoughts now. I do think this would have been a bit jarring for me in elementary school to read since I wouldn’t have gone in prepared for it to be so heavy.

The author’s note at the end explained that Sweep is also based on historical events, however I didn’t go into it framing it in my mind as such. I read some very heavy books as a child (Anne Frank, The Hiding Place, etc), but those are purely historical. Sweep covers some tough topics and has some strong language (not swearing, but a bit violent). However, I struggled with the age appropriateness of some of the content or maybe I should say that it just surprised me. I’ve been putting it off because I still don’t know exactly how I feel about it! I found the story interesting, the characters well developed and the writing beautiful. I read this book for #middlegrademarch and I have neglected to write a review for it. “We are saved by saving other” – Sweep by Jonathan Auxier.

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