The Chimney Sweep. A tale of dust and disappearance - Michael Wyndham Lewis

A boy. A chimney. A vanishing.

Wales, 1962. Twelve-year-old Aled Llewelyn thinks the worst thing about life at Miss Cragg's Children's Home is the watery porridge and itchy blankets. That's before he's sold to Sooty, a cruel chimney sweep with a knack for making children disappear.

When a routine chimney job turns into a terrifying trap, Aled is swept, quite literally, into another time. Lost, disoriented, and desperate to get back, he must navigate a modern world that doesn't believe him and find a way to return to his friends before it's too late.

Back at the home, Emily, Robert, and James are left under the watchful eyes of bullies and worse. The clock is ticking, and the shadows around Lon Ddu seem to know more than they should.

The Chimney Sweep: A Tale of Dust and Disappearance blends history, suspense, and a whisper of the supernatural in an atmospheric middle-grade adventure about courage, friendship, and the thin veil between past and present.