A Single Shard - Softcover

Park, Linda Sue

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440418518 ISBN 13: 9780440418511

Publisher: Yearling, 2003

Synopsis

Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean potters’ village. When he accidentally breaks a pot, he must work for the master to pay for the damage by setting off on a difficult and dangerous journey that will change his life forever.

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From the Inside Flap:

Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean potters? village. For a long time he is content living with Crane-man under a bridge barely surviving on scraps of food. All that changes when he sees master potter Min making his beautiful pottery. Tree-ear sneaks back to Min?s workplace and dreams of creating his own pots someday. When he accidentally breaks a pot, he must work for the master to pay for the damage. Though the work is long and hard, Tree-ear is eager to learn. Then he is sent to the King?s Court to show the master?s pottery. Little does Tree-ear know that this difficult and dangerous journey will change his life forever.

From the Back Cover:

“Intrigues, danger, and the same strong focus on doing what is right turn a simple story into a compelling read. . . . A timeless jewel.”
–Kirkus Reviews, Starred

About this edition

• Publisher: Yearling
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0440418518
• ISBN 13: 9780440418511
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192