Thirteen-year-old Mia Winchell has a secret. Everyone thinks she is the normal kid in her family. Zack, her younger brother, keeps a chart of all the hamburgers he eats. Beth, Mia’s older sister, wears a different hair color each week. No one knows that Mia has a secret hidden from the world. She is a synesthete: sounds, numbers, and letters have color for Mia. When Mia has trouble in school with math and foreign languages, she must finally reveal her unusual world of synesthesia to her family and friends. Her parents seek the help of doctors, who explain synesthesia, a rare condition in which multiple senses mix, giving sound (and sometimes taste) a color. As Mia begins an intense journey of self-discovery, she soon isolates herself from the people who love her the most. Through the development of new relationships and the loss of some old relationships, Mia’s trials lead her to a better understanding of true friendship, growing up and death. Wendy Mass has produced a beautiful coming-of-age story integrated with information about the intriguing world of synesthesia :)
A Mango-Shaped Space
By Wendy Mass
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 8 | V | 4.7 | 58208 |
Book Reviews (61)
im reading this book still somewhere around the beginning but I think its going to be amazing
A beautiful book about a girl, her mixed up senses, called synesthesia, and her cat, who has a part of her grandfather's soul. Sooooooooooooo sad in the end! So realistic! Beautiful
this book is one of my favorite books because a) it's not a "and they lived happily ever after" kind of book b) it's REALISTIC! and c) it's by wendy mass, who writes a-MAZING books!
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This book is sad and funny and amazing.
This book is awesome! Mia has synesthesia, which makes her senses different. She doesn't tell anyone, and she think she has a terrible disease. This book is awesome!
really good
omg, I cryed ans was so sad when you know what happened(srry but I don't wanna give it away!)
This book is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Mia has a disease that makes her senses weird. For example, when she hears a word, she sees a color flash on front of her. Like if you told her your name,e, she would say ''your name is brown with white dashes and blue dots'' or something like that. Also Mia is trying to keep this disease a secret, but it is effecting her grades I'm school, so she is forced to tell someone. She finally meets someone else with the same disease, which makes her feel like she's not as different anymore, which makes her come out and tell her mom.
i really want to read it. please please please tell me if you've seen it anywhere and the price. thanks!:)