Her well-defined characterizations, natural-sounding dialogue, and concrete imagery allow readers to feel Mia's emotions and see through her eyes a kaleidoscopic world, which is at once confusing and beautiful. Along the way, she makes friends at conventions.

The author successfully brings abstract ideas down to earth. A Mango Shaped Space is about a girl who begins a journey to learn who she is and accept her own synesthesia. On the other hand, sometimes it's hard for her being reminded that she is different, like when her brother, Zack, calls her 'the Missing Link.' Although the story line, at times, seems cluttered with underdeveloped subplots about Mia's friendships, potential romances and conflicts at school, the novel's premise is interesting enough to keep pages turning. Wendy Mass, A Mango-Shaped Space tags: metaphor 116 likes Like A wise man once remarked that we can count how many seeds are in the apple, but not how many apples are in the seed. On the one hand, she enjoys having heightened senses ('If I couldn't use my colors, the world would seem so bland-like vanilla ice cream without the gummy bears on top,' she says). Mia's unique view proves to be both a blessing and a curse. The letter 'a,' for instance, is the shade of a 'faded sunflower,' screeching chalk 'makes red jagged lines in the air,' and Mia's beloved cat, Mango, is surrounded by an orange cloud. A Mango Shaped Space Wendy Mass - A Mango Shaped Space Wendy Mass, A Plea For The Faithful Restoration Of Our Ancient ChurchesGeorge Gilbert Scott, Problems In European Civilization The British In India Imperialism Or TrusteeshipMartin D.

Mia Winchell is a synesthete her visual and hearing senses are connected so that numbers, letters, words, sounds and even some people's auras appear to her as colors. In an intriguing first novel, Mass introduces a 13-year-old heroine with an unusual perspective.

A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass