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A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park
Details
Pages
176
Word Count
33726
Lexile
920L
AR
6.6
Grade Level
G5 - G6
Genre
Historical Fiction
Summary
The Newbery Medal-winning tale of an orphan boy whose dream of becoming a master potter leads to unforeseen adventure in ancient Korea. Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean village renowned for its ceramics. When he accidentally breaks a delicate piece of pottery, he volunteers to work to pay for the damage. Putting aside his own dreams, Tree-ear resolves to serve the master potter by embarking on a difficult and dangerous journey, little knowing that it will change his life forever.
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