num_pages: 3
description: Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean potters’ village. When he accidentally breaks a pot, he must work for the master to pay for the damage by setting off on a difficult and dangerous journey that will change his life forever.
language: English
title: A Single Shard
titlecomplete: A Single Shard
characters: Ajima, Tree-ear, Min, Crane-man
genres: Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Asia, Historical, Fiction, School, Juvenile, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 39775
places: Korea, Ch’ulp’o
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