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| View Larger Image | A Mango-Shaped Space | Paperbackby Wendy Mass (Author)
| List Price: | $7.99 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | | Page Count: | 240 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 19, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 45,887th |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9780316058254
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Product Description
Mia Winchell seems to be a typical teenager, but she+s keeping a huge secret from everyone who knows her: sounds, numbers, and words appear in color for her. Mia has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptions whereby a person can see sounds, smell colors, or taste shapes. When trouble in school forces Mia to reveal her condition, her friends and family can+t relate to her, and she must look to herself to develop an understanding and appreciation for her gift. Spiced with wit and humor, A Mango-Shaped Space is a poignant coming-of-age novel that will intrigue readers long after they+ve turned the last page. Praised by reviewers and award-winning authors alike, A Mango-Shaped Space has brought renewed attention to the fascinating world of synesthesia, which includes famous artists such as Vincent Van Gogh and Serge Rachmaninoff. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 84 reviews)
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Synesthesia by Jozy Sanlar  5 Stars
November 23, 2009
It took me a long time to get my hands on this book because of all the people that wanted to read it. "A Mango-Shaped Space" is all about Mia, a girl who has lived with synesthesia as long as she lived. Until she was eight, she had believed that all people saw colors and shapes every time they heard a noise or looked at letters and numbers.
I thoroughly enjoyed "A Mango-Shaped Space", mostly because I never really thought about people with synesthesia and what their life is like. I guarantee that a lot of people will enjoy this book!
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Mango isn't just a fruit... by H. McCubbin (Maryland) 5 Stars
October 26, 2009
I had never heard of synethesia (seeing numbers/letters with colors while some people see colors with sounds and some even taste a word!) until a friend told me she has number synethesia. It's such a different way of looking and seeing everything it intrigued me. So, I picked up this book wondering how someone can write a book and make it interesting to someone who doesn't have this "syndrome". I loved this story and felt Mia's pain as she struggled with what life dealt her. How do you hide something like this? How do you explain it so you don't sound like a crazy person? Mia manages to muddle through everything and emerge a stronger, more knowledgable person at the end of the book. I smiled and cried while reading this book; a definite read if you want something different and would like to learn something about how the human mind!
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An Inspirational Journey by Grade Six 5 Stars
September 17, 2009
I hate to say it, but usually, at first glance, people tend to judge a book by its cover: the graphics, the title, and if there's any special-looking award. And the book really catches your eye if it has a mango-colored see-through cat sitting on a bed on the cover, with neon and digital-looking letters on the title spelling A MANGO-SHAPED SPACE. That's what caught my eye after I had finished reading JEREMY FINK AND THE MEANING OF LIFE By Wendy Mass, and was looking for another book by her. I scanned the back and saw something that popped out.
"Everyone thinks I named my cat Mango because of his orange eyes, but that's not the case. I named him Mango because the sounds of his purrs and his wheezes and his meows are all various shades of yellow-orange."
"What?" Was the first thing that entered my mind, and a few seconds later I was in a corner on page one. I had fallen in love with the characters, and the amazing tone the book had to it that made it feel more like you were watching Mia live her life, than reading a book about it.
Everyone thinks Mia's normal, but she's far from it. Unless you think that tastes and numbers having intense personalities and feelings is normal. But Mia thinks that happens to everyone. Who can she tell, who can she trust, and will her life take a turn for the worst, or better if she finally admits this heavy life-long secret?
In MANGO-SHAPED SPACE, Wendy Mass makes you see the colors so well and get to know everyone in Mia's hysterical and entertaining life, from her younger brother who keeps a chart of how many hamburgers he's eaten, to her older teenage sister who's trying to get in deep touch with nature and be one with the earth.
I hope you will enjoy Mia's inspirational journey to find herself; I did.
Lena R.
Grade 6
Ms. Kawatachi
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A Good Read by Laurie Stadther (Michigan) 5 Stars
August 07, 2009
Great book, entertaining and educational. This story is about a fictional girl that has a real condition called synesthesia, basically where the brain mixes input signals from the senses. For example, a common type, which Mia, the main character, also experiences: she perceives each letter of the alphabet as having a different color associated with it. The story explores her experiences with this phenomenon, and how she begins to accept it, then find validation, in the "realness" of it. A true good read!
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BEST BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Claireheartice (Cali) 5 Stars
June 16, 2009
I LOVE THIS BOOK! It's cute, funny, sad, loving, amazing, and just.....AMAZING! Let me put it this way: I've read this book 7 times. I've cried all 7 times! :) I love this book!
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