A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

Tree-ear, an orphan, has become fascinated with the potters' 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 on Tree-ear 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. However, Tree-ear is determined to prove himself.

Comments

Tyler D. said…
I am thinking about reading this for my next book. It seems pretty short and sounds good. How long does it take to read?
January 22, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Michelle said…
This book was an easy read. I picked it up in L.A. and I finished it around four o' clock i think. It has a good story line and is pretty easy to follow.
January 27, 2009 at 7:22 AM
Anonymous said…
It was quick, exciting and a little sad. I highly recomend this book.
-Britt L.
3195
January 30, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Unknown said…
This book was really short. I finished it in like four days. It was really interesting how the art was new and i liked how the little peice got the job.
January 30, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Anonymous said…
This book is pretty easy to read and short, and the story's okay. I recommend it.
January 30, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Anonymous said…
A Single Shard is, to me, a story that really just grips you so much that you can't put it down
Matt S
January 30, 2009 at 10:23 AM
Anonymous said…
It took me one night to read
January 30, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Anonymous said…
The book is ok. It took me several days to finish it.
Justin
January 30, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Tyler D. said…
I finished this today, very good. Kind of wierd, about pottery and all, but great nonetheless.
January 30, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Cynthia said…
I really liked it. It held my attention more than the other books I've read so far. I'm really glad they put it on the list. I learned quite a bit about pottery that I didn't know before.
February 13, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Anonymous said…
I expected something different but it is fairly interesting. So I kind of reccomend it.
March 6, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Bekah said…
I had to read it in 5th grade but I didn't like it AT ALL. I have to read it again, but I hope that this time it will make more sense.
March 6, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Anonymous said…
This book is a quick and easy read. I had a hard time paying attention to it though. Mostly beacause the topic did not grab me. It was an interesting book though. Three and a half out of five stars.
March 6, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Anonymous said…
A Single Shard was an interesting book that keeps you reading and until when it ends, you wish it didn't. ummm... easy read, i started readin at 10:00 finished at 11:30. Gets semi-sad at very end.
March 6, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Tracy Callard said…
When I saw this book cover, my first thought was, "Boring." I was wrong. This book totally exceeded my expectations.

For some weird reason, the book seems to be very "calming." It has this very mellow, peaceful, "Asian" feeling. For those of you who have read it, does that make any sense at all???? It was very easy to get through, and I feel like I learned something about life and hardship in Korea in the middle ages.
April 17, 2009 at 7:56 PM
K. J. Dowell said…
I didn't really like this book. I mean it was SORTA okay,but I hear some of the other books,that I didn't read,were better than this one,so I wish I hadn't picked this.It was okay if you are into...pottery. It was really short and I neeced another BOB book because I was behind at the time I read it,so it helped me out.
May 22, 2009 at 8:38 AM
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