A Mango-Shaped Space
Readers rate it 3.9 (41 on Hardcover)
221 pages · Released Oct 19, 2005 · Little, Brown and Company
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A Mango-Shaped Space is a thoughtful coming-of-age story centered on a girl learning to embrace her neurological difference (synesthesia) while navigating typical middle-school challenges. The book deals with pet loss and some family tension, but handles these themes gently and age-appropriately. It offers genuine emotional depth and celebrates self-acceptance, making it ideal for readers beginning to understand that differences are valuable.
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Thirteen-year-old Mia Winchell has a secret: sounds, numbers, and words appear to her in color. Mia has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptions whereby a person sees sounds or tastes shapes. This coming-of-age novel chronicles Mia's developing appreciation for her gift. Thirteen-year-old Mia Winchell has a secret: sounds, numbers, and words appear to her in color. Mia has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptions whereby a person sees sounds or tastes shapes. This coming-of-age novel chronicles Mia's developing appreciation for her gift.
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- Cats
- Death
- Family life
- Fiction
- Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction
- Schools
- Senses and sensation
- Synesthesia
- Children's fiction
- Senses and sensation, fiction
- Cats, fiction
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ISBN 9780316058254 · Little, Brown and Company