A Single Shard

A Single ShardWinner of the 2002 Newbery Medal 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 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

Winner of the 2002 Newbery Medal

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 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 04/23/2001
ISBN: 9780395978276
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.60d
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Newbery Medal - Winner
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 01/15/2001 pg. 114
Publishers Weekly 03/05/2001 pg. 80
Booklist 04/01/2001 pg. 1483
School Library Journal 05/01/2001 pg. 158
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 313 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 12/01/2001 pg. 102
New York Times 02/10/2002 pg. 21
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2002 pg. 767
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2002 pg. 1235
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2002 pg. 45
Booklist 05/15/2002 pg. 1608
Christian Home & School 10/09/2002 pg. 28
Booklist 05/15/2003 pg. 1664
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 313 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 49768 / Single Shard
Reading Level: 6.6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6