But if i couldnt use my colors, the world would seem so bland like vanilla ice cream without the gummy bears on top. Mia has synesthesia, which means that she sees sounds, numbers, and letters in colors. A voya topshelf selection, wendy mass poignant yet funny comingofage novel also received the alas schneider family book award. 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. Wendy lives in new jersey with her husband and their twins. This site was created for a digital lit circle project at our middle school. To mia, the letter a glows with faded sunfloweryellow, screeching chalk sizzles. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. It was created by nick m, chris s, finn l, and jack m. Whats saddest is that a mango shaped space could be a great book, were it not for the terrible moral of the story. 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. A mangoshaped space 2003, a young adult novel by american. Mass is at pains throughout the novel to make sure everyone knows her.
It was like she lived in another world that only she new about. A mangoshaped space by wendy mass a mangoshaped space is about a girl named mia who has synesthesia. A young teen whose world is filled with colors and shapes that no one else sees copes with the. When yearold mia finally reveals a closelyguarded secret, it soon echoes throughout her school. Little, brown, and company, hachette book group, new york, 2003. Eighth grader mia reads, and hears, with specific colors and. Forced to reveal her condition, she must look to herself to develop an understanding and appreciation of her gift in this comingofage novel. I think this is the theme because mia winchell is different from many other people with a mingling of the senses, called synesthesia. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the a mangoshaped space article. The color for her name is a sunflower yellow, and the numbers get mixed up in math class all the time. The hand lettering for the cover is by billy kelly. 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.
A mangoshaped space by wendy mass in chm, doc, epub download ebook. Mias cat purrs in mango spheres, and her music produces shapes in the air. But with these contestantswho can detect chocolate by touch and lift 50 lbs. Heres what i like about a mangoshaped space by wendy mass. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. 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. 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. It won the ala schneider family book award which honors artistic expression of the disability experience. Some common examples include colored hearing, tasting words, colored. A mango shaped space is a unique and interesting book with many twist and turns. We used to be a lot closer, before she went to high school and dropped me like a pipinghot bag of microwave popcorn. 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 was born with synesthesia, a neurological crosswiring that lets her see sounds, taste shapes, and smell colors. Buy a cheap copy of a mangoshaped space book by wendy mass. 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 main character mia is a sensitive yearold girl who comes to terms with a rare neurological condition called synesthesia.
Inevery soul a star, three very different kids are brought together by a solar eclipse. After the synesthesia meeting, something terrible happens, but we cant spoil the book. In jeremy fink and the meaning of life, a boy embarks on a lifechanging journey. A mangoshaped space by wendy mass, paperback barnes. The candymakers follows 12yearolds logan, philip, daisy, and miles as each tries to invent a candy even better than the oozing crunchorama. Mia winchell, the heroine of wendy masss 2003 novel, a mangoshaped space, has. A mangoshaped space is a novel about teenage girl, mia winchell, who is trying to figure out why shes different from everybody else. Mass talks about a condition that most people have never even heard of and she just runs with it. 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. This novel study includes comprehension that include answers for each. Ala schneider family book awardwinning author wendy mass offers this tasty treat of a tale sure to appeal to any listeners sweet tooth. A mango shaped space book study by hawleys hallways tpt.
She struggles through the ridicule of her classmates and hides her secret from everyone, including her family and her best friend, jenna. Hardcover, 224 pages published on april 16, 2003 by little, brown young readers. The plot is extremely interesting and really, for lack of a better word, new. A mangoshaped space book by wendy mass thriftbooks. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of a mango shaped space by wendy mass. When year old mia finally reveals a closelyguarded secret, it soon echoes throughout her school. A mango shaped space theme analysis by priya shenoi on prezi. A mango shaped space unabridged audiobook, by wendy mass. The story is an introspective look inside the world of one who perceives letters, numbers, and sounds as colors. The book received the american library association schneider family book award in 2004. 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 overdrive rakuten. A mango shaped space was no doubt the best book ive ever read. In a mangoshaped space, mia is at that stage in life where shes asking herself the same questions. 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. 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. Wendy mass poignant yet funny comingofage novel also received the alas schneider family book award. To ask other readers questions about a mangoshaped space, please sign up. Goodreads members who liked a mangoshaped space also liked. Mia this quote helps understand the theme because it shows what mia was thinking about herself. 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. Find books like a mangoshaped space from the worlds largest community of readers. A mangoshaped space by wendy mass state library of. Paste your manuscript into this template or simply start typing. The picture above shows that one fish is different from the others, like mia winchell is.
Although this book is 15 years old, it will touch the hearts of its readers for years to come. 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. Buy this book in an intriguing first novel, mass introduces a. Mass is at pains throughout the novel to make sure everyone knows her narrator is young. There are a lot of issues dealt with in a mangoshaped space. 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. Were talking about synesthesia, a big word for a condition where two. She was born with synesthesia, a neurological crosswiring that let. A mangoshaped space is a 2003 young adult novel by wendy mass. In every soul a star, three very different kids are brought together by a solar eclipse. It was amazing how mia was able to see colors in sounds and numbers.
A mangoshaped space this is technically a kids book preteenteen, but its not. Mia winchell has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptions whereby a person can see sounds, smell colors, or taste shapes. A mangoshaped space timeline by tavisha thapar on prezi. It has since been nominated for, and received, a number of other awards. A mangoshaped space by wendy mass louisiana young readers choice award nominee 2006 grades 68 submitted by elizabeth p. For mia, though, this isnt just a fun way to think about numbers.
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