Shard

...“I found an entrance”shouted Ethan from the other side. the entrance was a broken window up on the second story,We found some old boxes and built a way up. When we got in I was called to a newspaper that had an article circled it was about Kody carnage,The boy who went insane because of the internet. he was binge watching YouTube videos when he came across a video it was called last chance.wpekv all people know is that the video plays sounds and images that mess with the brain. no one above 16

Tree-ear, the main character in the novel, A Single Shard, undergoes changes within the story. From the beginning, he was armed with wisdom thanks to his wise friend, Crane-man. He understood the value of hard work because Crane-man gave him advice like this: “Work gives a man dignity, stealing takes it away.” Not only does he understand the importance of this trait, but he actually performs hard work further into the story. In exchange for food, he works for Min, possibly the most skilled potter

Thorn in the Shards “Coming Luke. I’m bringing your Spitz sandwich,” Skylar Starpenter, a skinny and tall 8th grader, shouted. She rushed out of the huge Starpenter mansion, a grand home on the outskirts of Rptherglen, and raced to the blue Sami 2000, her loose blue shirt flailing in the wind and her legs sweating under her blue skinny jeans. Her purple ombre hair fell across her face as a cool zephyr blew across the lawn. She bounced down onto the shotgun and panted. Skylar was very punctual and

At the beginning of A Single Shard, Tree-ear was a young orphan raised by a wise elder named Crane-man. The foundling had an immense ambition; he was entirely passionate about pottery for practically all of his life. During the beginning chapters, the novel reveals Tree-ear struggled with judgement and responsibility. As stated in Chapter one, Tree-ear struggled to decide whether to alert the farmer about his frayed rice sack or keep the descended rice to himself. Additionally, he chose to tell

I read the book “Scorpion Shards” that was written by Neal Shusterman. This book or plot is really fast pace, unique, and keeps you thinking and on the edge of your seat for the entire book. You never really know how the characters make their decisions or how they’re going to end up at the end. In this book six teens suffer from supernatural tragedies or powers that were caused by a supernova sixteen light-years away that eliminated the night sky. Dillon, Deanna, Winston, Tori, Michael, and Lourdes

In the two stories’ A Single Shard and “Orphans Lonely Beginnings Reveal How Parents Shape a Childs Brain” there are two main characters who are orphans. An orphan is a child whose parents have left them due to death or the inability to meet their basic needs. One of the two character’s is Tree-ear from A single shard, and the others name is Ruckel from “Orphans Lonely Beginnings.” These two characters have both similarities and differences. Self-worth is a thing everyone needs; Self-worth is the

quiet as a graveyard on a windless night. Medical personnel reported the injured man suffered from an ocular hemorrhage. His eye vessels popped from acute hypertension caused by sudden fright. They couldn’t detect signs of cuts from a discharged shard. The blood on his palm had actually oozed from a gash on his hand. The rim of steel along the barstool had a sharp edge. Their explanation was that the man was drunk and panicked when he thought he saw his eye bloodied in the mirror, the horrid legend

In the story, A Single Shard, there are several characters that have changed throughout the story. The character that changed dramatically, is Crane-man. He went from being incredibly independent and not letting anybody do anything for him to giving in and letting people at least care for him a little bit. He was extremely stubborn towards others, so he did not have a fond of people trying to take care of him; he wanted to do it all himself. Crane-man, in the beginning chapters, he is vastly independent

In the historical fiction novel A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park, readers learn many life lessons from the ethical dilemmas that Tree-ear faces throughout his time with Min. First, never be afraid to try something new. Next, new opportunities can pop up at any given time. Lastly, people interpret the world differently. These proverbs are widely used. He hears the voice of the wise Crane-man, and that calms him significantly in troubling situations. Tree-ear shows the readers that people can be

In the two stories, The Single Shard and “Orphans’ Lonely Beginnings,” Tree-Ear and Izidor Ruckel both started out in sad situations, similar but very different. They are both abandoned, dirt-poor orphans; yet they lived separate lives. Each character had to find out how to make their way through with what they have been given in life. The two orphan boys were both abandoned by their parents. In Tree-Ears case his parents did not leave on propose, but Ruckel’s parents left him after he got sick