Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park is a Korean American author whose A Single Shard won the Newbery Medal, making her the first Korean American to win the award. Her novels across multiple cultures and time periods demonstrate a gift for bringing distant worlds to vivid life for young readers.
Works
- A Single ShardOrphan boy creates a perfect celadon shard to win master potter's approval
- Seesaw GirlGirl in seventeenth-century Korea plays forbidden seesaws and bridges class barriers
- The Kite FightersTwo brothers in ancient Korea compete in kite fighting with personal stakes
- When My Name Was KeokoSiblings living in occupied Korea during World War Two experience opposite perspectives
- Project MulberrySuburban girls study Japanese silkworms through project mulberry and cultural journey