A Mango-Shaped Space
Afraid that she is crazy, thirteen-year-old Mia, who sees a special color with every letter, number, and sound, keeps this a secret until she becomes overwhelmed by school, changing relationships, and the loss of something important to her.
Afraid that she is crazy, thirteen-year-old Mia, who sees a special color with every letter, number, and sound, keeps this a secret until she becomes overwhelmed by school, changing relationships, and the loss of something important to her.
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Format: ebook
ASIN: 9780316058254
Publish date: 19-10-2005
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Animals,
Fiction
You can also read mine, and MLE's reviews on our blog.This would have been a four star book if it wasn’t for the degradation at the end into a swirling mass of teen angst. Yeah, I am not so much into teen angst.The author did a great job in getting you into Mia’s head, on how scared and frustrated s...
I was given this book as a gift and was very interested in the plot, as the guy I'm marrying is a synesthete. It was really great to read about her experiences and the experiences that others with synesthesia have. What a cool way to live, huh?I enjoyed Mia's voice, and her little brother Zack was...
This story was captivating almost from the get go. Initially, the main character and her annoying siblings seem to be without a great deal of depth, however, that very quickly is revealed to not be the case with the main character. Her family remains very much a kind of backdrop to her story but t...