Odd but good book.Orphan Tree-Ear lives under a bridge with crippled Crane-Man in 12th century Korea.
After an accident caused by curiosity, he begins to work for a local potter- a master craftsman.
Lots of pottery talk, and then a voyage.
I think this was a strange choice for the Newbery (2001)- it was so very pottery-focused, and the culture is so very foreign, and the names- well, not my favorite kind of thing, but it was a good book- I just don't know who would voluntarily read it.
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