sparkly22

8 years ago

Wendy Mass is the author of A mango shaped space and she brings people into the world of mia winchell and all of her chaos. The setting of A Mango shaped space takes place in present day in the suburbs of chicago. The main character is Mia Winchell, she has a disease that is unknown and nobody knows about it. “All those people in their black and white worlds-they have no idea what they're missing” This is one of my fav quotes from the book. A Mango shaped space was such a funny and touching book. As I was reading the book I felt as if I could see,smell, and taste some of the things Mia was talking about. A Mango Shaped Space is a fabulous book!!!!!

#readingisfun

8 years ago

I think this book is awesome already! Even though I didn't even finish it yet. it talks a lot about not caring what other people think of you! and in the book Mia loves her cat so much. that she thinks that ''Mango,'' [the cat] reminds her of grandpa! Which I think is cool.

ready4anything

8 years ago

Not a bad book. Okay.

hamsterlover5

8 years ago

I love her books

memoiloveit

8 years ago

this isn't my favorite book by Wendy Mass but its not that bad

demosthenes

9 years ago

I loved this novel by Wendy Mass! I cried so hard though at the end...

lizzieb

9 years ago

Mia, the main character, in Mango Shaped Space, sees everything with color, but not just ordinary things. She also sees color when she reads, listen to music, or if something just makes a noise. When her parents find out, they think something is wrong with her. Is Mia crazy or are there others like her?

minty101

9 years ago

A Mango Shaped Space is about a girl named Mia and she thinks she is crazy. For her, each number, letter, shape, name, and sound, has a color. She tries to address this "problem" to her parents and all she gets is sent to the principal's office. She remembers this memory in third grade very clearly. It is all fine until 8th grade when her foreign language and math gets a little weak. If you want to see what happens next read the book!

ceecee3

9 years ago

I want to read it sooooooooooooooo bad!

palindrome

9 years ago

Mia, a thirteen-year-old eighth grader, wants nothing more than to be absolutely normal. That is, however, until she discovers that the secret that would make her known as a freak, the fact that she can see colors for letters, numbers, and sounds, is not insanity but a gift known as synesthesia. The book A Mango-Shaped Space is about a snapshot in Mia's journey through adolescence, which is anything but normal. Throughout the book, Mia interacts with a slew of interesting, original characters, such as handsome fourteen-year-old synesthete Adam Dickinson, Mia's younger brother Zack, who's kept a chart of every McDonald's hamburger he's consumed; her older sister Beth, who is obsessed with hair-dye, vegetarianism, and yoga; her outspoken best friend Jenna, the cute-for-a-grown-up neurologist Jerry; Roger, a boy who may be more than just her partner for history homework; Billy Henkle, a five-year-old boy who is thought crazy by his family because of his synesthesia; and, of course, Mango, Mia's beloved cat who wheezes and meows in shades of orange-yellow, holds a piece of Mia's grandfather's soul, and will steal the heart of the reader. A Mango Shaped Space is an interesting, moving novel that will warm the reader's heart and send tears to his or her eyes. When I first began this book, it reminded me of many other books that I'd read. However, as the story progressed, I saw that this is not the typical story of a gifted middle-schooler. In A Mango-Shaped Space, author Wendy Mass tells an intriguing, original story. However, I wouldn't saw this book is for everyone. If you like high-action stories or dislike realistic fiction, this may not be the book for you. But, if your favorite books are inspiring, emotional, and moving, you would like A Mango-Shaped Space. Also, if you're a cat-lover like I am, you will relate with Mia, the protagonist, because of her love for Mango, and will probably appreciate and be saddened by Mia and Mango's story. If you are looking for a heart-warming, original, sensitive book to read, you will thoroughly enjoy A Mango-Shaped Space.