A Single Shard

Time to Read
2 hrs

Reading Time

2 hrs

How long to read A Single Shard?

The estimated word count of A Single Shard is 29,760 words.

A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 2 hrs. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 19 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 7 mins.

A Single Shard - 29,760 words
Reading Speed Time to Read
Slow 150 words/min 3 hrs 19 mins
Average 250 words/min 2 hrs
Fast 450 words/min 1 hrs 7 mins
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Authors
Linda Sue Park

More about A Single Shard

29,760 words

Word Count

for A Single Shard

3 hours and 12 minutes

Audiobook length


Description

Winner of the 2002 Newbery Medal In this Newbery Medal-winning book set in 12th century Korea, Tree-ear, a 13-year-old orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch’ulp’o, a potters' village famed for delicate celadon ware. He has become fascinated with the potter’s craft; he wants nothing more than to watch master potter Min at work, and he dreams of making a pot of his own someday. When Min takes Tree-ear on as his helper, Tree-ear is elated — until he finds obstacles in his path: the backbreaking labor of digging and hauling clay, Min’s irascible temper, and his own ignorance. But Tree-ear is determined to prove himself — even if it means taking a long, solitary journey on foot to present Min’s work in the hope of a royal commission . . . even if it means arriving at the royal court with nothing to show but a single celadon shard.