Age
10-14
Grade
5-9
Linda Sue Park
A Single Shard
Hardcover
(Clarion Books April 23, 2001)
Tree-ear, an orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch’ulp’o, a potters’ village famed for delicate celadon ware. He has become fascinated with the potter’s craft; he wants nothing more than to watch master potter Min at work, and he dreams of making a pot of his own someday. When Min takes Tree-ear on as his helper, Tree-ear is elated until he finds obstacles in his path: the backbreaking labor of digging and hauling clay, Min’s irascible temper, and his own ignorance. But Tree-ear is determined to prove himself even if it means taking a long, solitary journey on foot to present Min’s work in the hope of a royal commission . . . even if it means arriving at the royal court with nothing to show but a single celadon shard.
- Series
- Newbery Medal Book
- ISBN
- 0395978270 /
- Pages
- 160
- Weight
- 12.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 0.4
in.