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Sweeping Up the Heart by Henkes, Kevin, author is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Sweeping Up the Heart about?
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 Albrights life forever. For fans of Kate DiCamillo, Rebecca Stead, and Pam Muoz Ryan. Amelia Albright dreams about going to Florida for spring break like everyone else in her class, but her fathera cranky and conservative English professorhas decided Florida is too much adventure. Now Amelia is stuck at home with him and her babysitter, the beloved Mrs. OBrien. The week ahead promises to be boring, until Amelia meets Casey at her local 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 Amelias mother (who died ten years before), the pair embark on an altogether different journey in their attempt to find her. With crisp, lyrical, literary writing and moments of humor and truth, award-winning author Kevin Henkes deftly captures how it feels to be almost thirteen and lonely. With themes of family, death, grief, creativity, and loyalty, Sweeping Up the Heart has all the hallmarks
Who reads Sweeping Up the Heart?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Henkes, Kevin, author
- Publisher
- New York, NY: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780062852540
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (52 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14