A Single Shard

Name: A Single Shard
Author: Linda Sue Park

by Linda Sue Park

Orphan boy creates a perfect celadon shard to win master potter's approval

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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.

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