description: Tree-ear, an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean potters' village, dreams of creating his own beautiful pottery someday. When he accidentally breaks a pot, he must work for the master to pay for the damage. He is then sent to the King's Court to show the master's pottery. This dangerous journey will change his life forever.
language: English
title: A Single Shard
titlecomplete: A Single Shard
characters: Min, Crane-man, Tree-ear, Ajima
genres: Fiction, Historical, Asia, Juvenile, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 39762
places: Ch’ulp’o, Korea
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Newbery Medal, name: جایزه ی نیوبری, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
category: Children and Young Adult Honor, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Listening Library