A Mango Shaped Space

By: Wendy Mass

Narrated by: Danielle Ferland

When 13-year-old Mia finally reveals a closely-guarded secret, it soon echoes throughout her school. She was born with synesthesia, a neurological cross-wiring that lets her see sounds, taste shapes, and smell colors. To Mia, the letter A glows with faded sunflower-yellow, screeching chalk sizzles with jagged red sparks, and her cat's voice puffs with orange-mango haze. How can Mia "the alien" find acceptance and self-worth?

A VOYA Top-Shelf selection, Wendy Mass' poignant yet funny coming-of-age novel also received the ALA's Schneider Family Book Award.

©2003 Wendy Mass (P)2007 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"Mia's voice is believable and her description of the vivid world she experiences, filled with slashes, blurs, and streaks of color, is fascinating....[Her] unique way of experiencing the world is intriguing." ( School Library Journal)

Worth it

Used this book as my free trial because of school and I was so tierd of reading. I absolutely love it.

Great

It's a very good book hilarious
a little sad but overall fantastic
Wendy mass is great

synesthesia

I have synesthesia too and I found myself relating to a lot of it. a really great reason overall.

Favorite book i read this year!

This isn't the type of book I would usually pick up but my boyfriend suggested it and I'm glad he did! It ended up being of my favorites! I cried a lot but I really liked the way the book talked about grief and portrayed what it's like to be a kid. It made me remember what it was like to be a kid again. I especially enjoyed reading about the main characters unique perspective. I would definitely recommend this book for kids and adults alike.

Colourful

Being in education and having a personal connection to synethesia, this books helps others to understand and accept another person's challenge and capabilities.

So relatable!!! Love it!!!

As a 12 year old with grapheme-color synesthesia, I could mostly relate to this book. I read it because my friend recommended it to me and it was totally worth it!!! It’s a very good book. Recommended by me.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤎

It was good

It was really really really really really good book that I got for summer reading

heartwarming and thought invoking

Great story that sheds light on a little known topic, synesthesia (sp?). Discusses many topics anyone can relate to, especially young adults. Looking forward to a novel study on this book with my 6th grade literature classes in April.

Great book for Adolescents, Odd Recording

This book was assigned reading for my English class, so I used this audio for my students to read along in class. My preteen students often commented that the narrator of this audiobook often sounded robotic or unnatural, but it was easy to follow and enjoyable enough.

GREAT BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!

loved it soooooo much, brought tears of happiness and sadness thank you Soo much for this amazing book, it was so inspirational!!!