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| Title | : | A Mango-Shaped Space |
| Author | : | Wendy Mass |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 221 pages |
| Published | : | October 19th 2005 by Little, Brown and Company |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Contemporary |
Wendy Mass
Paperback | Pages: 221 pages Rating: 4.22 | 27233 Users | 2771 Reviews
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Mia Winchell appears to be a typical kid, but she's keeping a big secret—sounds, numbers, and words have color for her. No one knows, and Mia wants to keep it that way. But when trouble at school finally forces Mia to reveal her secret, she must learn to accept herself and embrace her ability, called synesthesia, a mingling of the senses.Specify Books As A Mango-Shaped Space
| Original Title: | A Mango-Shaped Space |
| ISBN: | 0316058254 (ISBN13: 9780316058254) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Mia Winchell |
| Setting: | United States of America Illinois(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Schneider Family Book Award for Middle School Book (2004) |
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Ratings: 4.22 From 27233 Users | 2771 ReviewsNotice Based On Books A Mango-Shaped Space
So far, I think this is a very interesting book, because I have never seen anyone memorize things by colors. I never even knew what synesthesia was until I started reading this book. At certain times while reading this book, I wish I could experience a day with synesthesia, sensing colors like Mia Winchell. In addition, I enjoy reading the part when Mia is taking the math test. She struggles with memorizing the formulas by actual letters, then she uses her method of using colors during the testHaving strong synesthesia myself, I was not very pleased with the way it is portrayed in this book. I understand that Mass does not have synesthesia herself and that this lack of experience clearly makes it difficult for her to portray the condition accurately. Nonetheless, throughout the novel, she either makes synesthesia seem like a harrowing handicap or divine euphoria. Honestly, it's neither. I think Mass made it seem greater than what it actually is. I've never encountered a synesthete who
4.5 starsThis is a lovely little book about 13 year old Mia Winchell. At first glance she seems to be the most normal one in her quirky family. Her mother is an astronomy geek and her father is continuing adding additions to their eyesore of a home and also pilots his own helicopter. Mia is the middle child between her teenage sister Beth who comes back from summer camp interested in vegetarianism, yoga, and witchcraft and 11 year old brother Zack, an offbeat kid who firmly believes in all kinds
First of all, synesthesia is not a disability. You wish you had it. Since it's my username and something I have, I have personal experience on the subject.My sort of synethesia equals seeing colours in music based on the key, smelling music, tasting it. Feeling the texture of it on my skin. Songs can have a temperature or a time of day like as song can be in the key of D or something and feel like a night sort of song or in the key of D minor and be grey like an overcast day.I can also taste
A fast read for an adult, I pretty much finished it in a sitting. I wouldn't give it to any sensitive kids under about the age the main character is...eleven or twelve, because it could be upsetting. The book deals with a lot of loss and sorrow. (Are there any upbeat middleschool books out there anymore?) Before the action even starts you have one person who has lost her mother to disease and the MC's beloved grandfather has died too. And that's before you meet her odd family: her strangely
This is also a sad story and a touching story. It's about a girl who sees colors for numbers, letters, and sounds. She also has a cat that she loves the most, Mango. I will recommend this book to people who loves Wendy Mass books.
It's been eight years since I've read this this, and the message of this book still might be one of the most moral repugnant I've ever seen. What's saddest is that A Mango Shaped Space could be a great book, were it not for the terrible moral of the story.So. A Mango Shaped Space is about a girl who begins a journey to learn who she is and accept her own synesthesia. Along the way, she makes friends at conventions for people with synesthesia. She even learns that acupuncture feels really good
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