A Single Shard

Title: A Single Shard

Author: Linda Sue Park

Publishing Information: Yearling

Number of Pages: 148

Genre: Historical

Summary: This is about a boy named Tree ear who was an orphan but got took in by Crane man a crippled old man that has a bad leg. This is the story of how they lived under a bridge and how Tree ear started to work for Min a man that made pottery. This was not an easy task but he was able to start helping him because he had broke one of the pots and had to pay it back. After he had paid off his debt he continued to work for him. Min was a very talented potter and he was very patiate with his work. So there came a time when a Royal was coming to the island in search of some one to make potter for the palace. Min worked really hard but he was lacking something that another potter had master. So the Royal came to Min house and asked him to try to make something like that Potter and carry it to the palace so that they could see it. Min went through lots of pots until he finally had two that were ready to be taken. So Tree ear offered to take the Pots to the Palalce as a favor and while he was journey two men stopped him and destroyed his pots. He then went back to find pieces of the pots to take to the palace so they could see the work even if it wasn't whole. They loved it and Min became the marker for the palace.

Reaction: I was really impressed with the story line that was in this book. I have to admit when I started reading it I did not think it was going to catch my attention at all or that I would even enjoy readying the book. I was wrong this book really interested me and made me really look forward to the next page or what else was going to happen in the story.

Problems: This book is a little advanced I don't know if it will catch the attention of a young child like it caught the attention for me.

Recommendation: To any one that is looking for a fun way to learn about history.