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 | ||
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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 |
for A Single Shard
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.