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A Single Shard

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Description

In this Newbery Medal-winning book set in 12th century Korea, Tree-ear, a 13-year-old orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch’ulp’o, a potters’ village famed for delicate celadon ware. He has change into eager about 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 one day. 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 lack of know-how. But Tree-ear is decided to turn out himself — even supposing it means taking a long, solitary journey on foot to offer Min’s work within the hope of a royal commission . . . even supposing it means arriving on the royal court with nothing to show but a single celadon shard.


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