by Linda Sue Park
I would suggest this book for upper elementary grades as it deals with death and has violence. This book is about a young homeless orphan named Tree-Ear and how he longs to be a potter. He secretly watches his mentor Min sculpt. Tree- Ear is faced with many decision that weigh heavily on his conscio...
Park's story of a homeless boy in ancient Korea started slowly for me, but once he began to hang around watching the great pottery artist Min, I was engaged entirely. Tree-ear worms his way into the pottery shop, doing menial tasks and soaking up information. He's an artist himself, but an artist wi...
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