Sweeping Up the Heart
- Author: Kevin Henkes
- Narrator: Lisa Flanagan
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Duration: 2:52:25
Synopsis
From two-time Newbery Honor and New York Times-bestselling author Kevin Henkes, this timeless novel about loss, loneliness, and friendship tells the story of the spring break that changes seventh-grader Amelia Albright's life forever.
Amelia Albright dreams about going to Florida for spring break like everyone else in her class, but her father—a cranky and stubborn English professor—has decided Florida is too much adventure.
Now Amelia is stuck at home with him and her babysitter, the beloved Mrs. O'Brien. The week ahead promises to be boring, until Amelia meets Casey at her neighborhood art studio. Amelia has never been friends with a boy before, and the experience is both fraught and thrilling. When Casey claims to see the spirit of Amelia's mother (who died ten years before), the pair embarks on an altogether different journey in their attempt to find her.
Using crisp, lyrical, literary writing and moments of humor and truth, award-winning author Kevin Henkes deftly captures how it feels to be almost thirteen.
With themes of family, death, grief, creativity, and loyalty, Sweeping Up the Heart is for readers of Kate DiCamillo, Rebecca Stead, Lauren Wolk, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, and Pam Muñoz Ryan.
Chapters
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Chapter 20
Duration: 02min -
Chapter 21
Duration: 02min -
Chapter 22
Duration: 04min -
Chapter 23
Duration: 03min -
Chapter 24
Duration: 05min -
Chapter 25
Duration: 04min -
Chapter 26
Duration: 06min -
Chapter 27
Duration: 06min -
Chapter 28
Duration: 04min -
Chapter 29
Duration: 04min -
Chapter 30
Duration: 03min -
Chapter 31
Duration: 03min -
Chapter 32
Duration: 06min -
Chapter 33
Duration: 05min -
Chapter 34
Duration: 06min -
Chapter 35
Duration: 06min -
Chapter 36
Duration: 01min