- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford (5 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192719580
- ISBN-13: 978-0192719584
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 842,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Readers will not soon forget these characters. (Publishers Weekly )
What truly stands out are the characters...a great story. (School Library Journal )
A Single Shard is a delightful and utterly convincing account of what it feels like to make things . . . I read the novel with enormous pleasure and admiration. (Philip Pullman )
What truly stands out are the characters...a great story. (School Library Journal )
A Single Shard is a delightful and utterly convincing account of what it feels like to make things . . . I read the novel with enormous pleasure and admiration. (Philip Pullman )
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A beautifully crafted story of friendship and loyalty that won the Newbery Medal
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park tells about a homeless boy taught how to survive by a one-legged beggar. By determination and use of his observations the boy inches closer to his dream career; a career which society says is open only to the sons of craftsmen.
The obstacles are immense. But his honesty in repaying a debt with his own physical labour reaps benefits far beyond easing his conscience.
The story starts bleakly but soon captures the reader's attention. The five main characters become mutually interdependent.
This slim story about rural life in 12th century Korea is a great read which leaves the reader wanting more.
The obstacles are immense. But his honesty in repaying a debt with his own physical labour reaps benefits far beyond easing his conscience.
The story starts bleakly but soon captures the reader's attention. The five main characters become mutually interdependent.
This slim story about rural life in 12th century Korea is a great read which leaves the reader wanting more.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have just read this book to use in reading circles at my school. I am impressed with the book because it effectively portrays a sense of other. It is written with with a sense of timelessness and yet draws us into a time and place very different to our own. It provides insight into Korean culture and has the capacity to remind us of the traits of humility, honesty and integrity, which are all too often lost in our contemporary society. The story has a kind of elegant predictability to it, which far from making it dull connects the reader with a sense of destiny and is satisfying to read. The characters are well developed and the story contains a progressive tension that makes the narrative compelling. The postlude connects us to aspects of Korean history that the reader may have been unaware of. I would strongly recommend this book to young readers.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It was so rush and it had the worst way of having crane-man die. This is among the worst books that i have ever read. It had a lot of information though. I had to read it for school and no one liked it. Do not read this book it is really bad!!!
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