# Is "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park (Clarion Books, 2001) is identified by: First edition 2001, Clarion Books, New York. US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 2001, Clarion Books, New York
- Clarion of this period does not state 'First Edition'; the first printing is identified by a complete number line ending in 1; copyright 2001
- Paper boards in a first-state dust jacket (illustration by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng) without the Newbery Medal seal
- Publisher imprint reads Clarion Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Linda Sue Park |
| Publisher | Clarion Books |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 2001, Clarion Books, New York |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition 2001, Clarion Books, New York. Clarion of this period does not state 'First Edition'; the first printing is identified by a complete number line ending in 1; copyright 2001. Paper boards in a first-state dust jacket (illustration by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng) without the Newbery Medal seal.

## Is this the true first?
US true first. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 2002.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A number line not ending in 1 indicates a later printing. Book-club editions lack a jacket price, and post-award jackets add the Newbery Medal seal.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Single Shard* by Linda Sue Park a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-single-shard
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.