She struggles through the ridicule of her classmates and hides her secret from everyone, including her family and her best friend, jenna. She was born with synesthesia, a neurological crosswiring that let. In a mangoshaped space, mia is at that stage in life where shes asking herself the same questions. The story is an introspective look inside the world of one who perceives letters, numbers, and sounds as colors. Mias family is surprised, and they try to help her as best as they can by taking her to the doctor, and standing up for her when others try to make mia feel different.
An awardwinning book from the author of jeremy fink and the meaning of life and the candymakers for fans for of wonder and counting by. A mangoshaped space by wendy mass louisiana young readers choice award nominee 2006 grades 68 submitted by elizabeth p. Mia winchell has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptions whereby a person can see sounds, smell colors, or taste shapes. I think this is the theme because mia winchell is different from many other people with a mingling of the senses, called synesthesia. Mia has synesthesia, which means that she sees sounds, numbers, and letters in colors. It was created by nick m, chris s, finn l, and jack m. Mia winchell, the heroine of wendy masss 2003 novel, a mangoshaped space, has.
She was born with synesthesia, a neurological crosswiring that lets her see sounds, taste shapes, and smell colors. A mangoshaped space is one of wendy masss most successful novels, winning the schneider family book award for honoring artistic expression of the disability experience the young adult novel follows the life of a yearold girl, named mia, who seems to be the most. Buy this book in an intriguing first novel, mass introduces a. It won the ala schneider family book award which honors artistic expression of the disability experience. A mangoshaped space by wendy mass a mangoshaped space is about a girl named mia who has synesthesia. Some common examples include colored hearing, tasting words, colored.
A mangoshaped space by wendy mass overdrive rakuten. Were talking about synesthesia, a big word for a condition where two. A mango shaped space book study by hawleys hallways tpt. A mangoshaped space is a 2003 young adult novel by wendy mass. When yearold mia finally reveals a closelyguarded secret, it soon echoes throughout her school. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the a mangoshaped space article. Eighth grader mia reads, and hears, with specific colors and. She sees colors and shapes with every sound and letter, and shes in the third grade when she discovers that not everyone sees the world as she does.
The book received the american library association schneider family book award in 2004. If you are a parent who has a child who struggles with any kind of learning disability or behavior issue, this book will keep you engaged and entertained. A mangoshaped space 2003, a young adult novel by american. A mango shaped space unabridged audiobook, by wendy mass. Mias cat purrs in mango spheres, and her music produces shapes in the air. This novel study includes comprehension that include answers for each. This site was created for a digital lit circle project at our middle school. But with these contestantswho can detect chocolate by touch and lift 50 lbs. Hardcover, 224 pages published on april 16, 2003 by little, brown young readers.
A mangoshaped space by wendy mass in chm, doc, epub download ebook. The candymakers follows 12yearolds logan, philip, daisy, and miles as each tries to invent a candy even better than the oozing crunchorama. Wendy mass is the new york times bestselling author of the candymakers, the ala schneider family award winner a mangoshaped space, leap day, jeremy fink and the meaning of life, heaven looks a lot like the mall, and every soul a star. Goodreads members who liked a mangoshaped space also liked. Mass is at pains throughout the novel to make sure everyone knows her. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. If she doesnt match the right colors with numbers, she has a hard time adding or subtractingand you can go ahead and forget about multiplying.
Inevery soul a star, three very different kids are brought together by a solar eclipse. A mangoshaped space is a novel about teenage girl, mia winchell, who is trying to figure out why shes different from everybody else. She was different from everybody else in school, but that did not stop her from loving the colors she saw. Find books like a mangoshaped space from the worlds largest community of readers.
Although this book is 15 years old, it will touch the hearts of its readers for years to come. Little, brown, and company, hachette book group, new york, 2003. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. It has since been nominated for, and received, a number of other awards. The main character mia is a sensitive yearold girl who comes to terms with a rare neurological condition called synesthesia. The color for her name is a sunflower yellow, and the numbers get mixed up in math class all the time. Heres what i like about a mangoshaped space by wendy mass. In every soul a star, three very different kids are brought together by a solar eclipse. A mangoshaped space is a poignant, comingofage novel spiced with wit and humor that chronicles mias developing appreciation of her gift and the part it plays in her life. The picture above shows that one fish is different from the others, like mia winchell is. The hand lettering for the cover is by billy kelly.
It was like she lived in another world that only she new about. It is a fairly quick read, and the plot is not so intense that it is hard to understand, but the plot isnt boring either. Wendy mass won the ala schneider family book award for her first young readers novel, a mangoshaped space, about a girl with the fascinating condition synesthesia. She eventually shares her disability with her family, which results in her family thinking shes doing it for attention. A mangoshaped space by wendy mass, paperback barnes. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. After the synesthesia meeting, something terrible happens, but we cant spoil the book.
But if i couldnt use my colors, the world would seem so bland like vanilla ice cream without the gummy bears on top. To mia, the letter a glows with faded sunfloweryellow, screeching chalk sizzles. A mangoshaped space by wendy mass state library of. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. Wendy mass poignant yet funny comingofage novel also received the alas schneider family book award. Mass talks about a condition that most people have never even heard of and she just runs with it. Buy a cheap copy of a mangoshaped space book by wendy mass.
A voya topshelf selection, wendy mass poignant yet funny comingofage novel also received the alas schneider family book award. I managed to get this out a week later even though the audio file for the 6th chapter disappeared and i had to do it again. Over the course of the book, we see mia come to terms with who she really is a synesthete while not letting it exclusively define her. Wendy lives in new jersey with her husband and their twins. A mango shaped space was no doubt the best book ive ever read. Whats saddest is that a mango shaped space could be a great book, were it not for the terrible moral of the story. A mangoshaped space book by wendy mass thriftbooks. In jeremy fink and the meaning of life, a boy embarks on a lifechanging journey. Paste your manuscript into this template or simply start typing. For mia, though, this isnt just a fun way to think about numbers. To ask other readers questions about a mangoshaped space, please sign up.
Mass is at pains throughout the novel to make sure everyone knows her narrator is young. A mangoshaped space this is technically a kids book preteenteen, but its not. A mango shaped space theme analysis im going to be so normal that when people look up normal in the dictionary, my name will be there. A young teen whose world is filled with colors and shapes that no one else sees copes with the. A mangoshaped space timeline by tavisha thapar on prezi. Ala schneider family book awardwinning author wendy mass offers this tasty treat of a tale sure to appeal to any listeners sweet tooth. The plot is extremely interesting and really, for lack of a better word, new.
A mango shaped space is a unique and interesting book with many twist and turns. When year old mia finally reveals a closelyguarded secret, it soon echoes throughout her school. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of a mango shaped space by wendy mass. Forced to reveal her condition, she must look to herself to develop an understanding and appreciation of her gift in this comingofage novel. Mia this quote helps understand the theme because it shows what mia was thinking about herself. There are a lot of issues dealt with in a mangoshaped space. We used to be a lot closer, before she went to high school and dropped me like a pipinghot bag of microwave popcorn.
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