false 785453 15 Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean potters’ village. When he accidentally breaks a pot, he must work for the master to pay for the damage by setting off on a difficult and dangerous journey that will change his life forever. 771451 2001 A Single Shard total:2538|5:768|4:999|3:581|2:146|1:44| 2538 9915 3302 517 5 3 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 04 19:26:55 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 08:04:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 06:40:19 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 06:50:16 -0800 2009
Response: I have never read a book set in Korea, and I...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 08 13:35:33 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 13:35:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Apr 09 09:22:24 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 09 09:43:17 -0700 2007 Detailed and charming, the story is effective on several levels.
Although certainly simple e...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Dec 17 09:05:15 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 30 15:20:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 20:01:07 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 20:01:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false true Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Mar 13 08:57:12 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 08:59:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue Feb 17 11:16:34 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 11:28:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 12:23:40 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 12:52:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 08:07:39 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 14:50:57 -0700 2009
This is a beautiful tale, set in 12-century Korea, about an orphan boy named Tree-ear, and his quest to learn the pottery trade. As Tree-ear scavenges for food in the rummage piles of his village, he becomes entranced by the work of an old potter named Min. When he dare...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 22:25:25 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 22:35:35 -0700 2009
They have a point.

Still, I liked this book a lot. (Although it makes me angry when bo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 24 13:48:11 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 13:48:25 -0700 2009
It was even better this time. That is one of the marks of an outstanding book for me, a book that bears up under th...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Feb 16 17:14:18 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 17:20:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 21:35:03 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 22:41:30 -0700 2009
—Crane-man, "A Single Shard", P. 7

"My friend, the same wind that blows one door shut often blows another open."

—Crane-man, ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Aug 16 19:24:49 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 19:26:48 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 18:58:30 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 23:44:16 -0700 2009 its really easy to understand i thought it would be hard to because of the fact that it in the 12 centruy and there in china[i think?:]and so on and so on but it actually very easy
the author has a werid unique writing style she writes one th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 07:54:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 07:34:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 17 21:02:12 -0800 2007 Mon Sep 07 11:37:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 20:23:54 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 20:28:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 17 13:19:44 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 13:19:59 -0800 2008 more...]]>