A Single Shard by, Linda Sue Park. ISBN-13: 978-0395978276
This 2002 Newberry Medal winner is a breathtaking story set in 12th-century Korea. Readers are transported to the village of Ch'ul'po where our orphan protagonist, Tree Ear, lives under a bridge with Crane-man, who has taken him in. Tree Ear accidentally breaks a piece of pottery created by the villages most famous craftsman, Min, and must work for Min to pay off his debt. Tree Ear becomes immersed in the world of pottery, and along the way grows into the type of person he was always meant to be.
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