The School Library Journal wrote "not all of the many characters are necessary to the story, and some of the plot elements go unresolved", and "Mia's parents are almost too perfect". Publishers Weekly commented that the book has "well-defined characterizations, natural-sounding dialogue, and concrete imagery". A Mango-Shaped Space has received reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, School Library Journal, VOYA, The Washington Post, Kliatt, and Publishers Weekly.īooklist praised that "the.narration lends immediacy and impact to Mia's color perceptions.a quietly unusual and promising offering". Bank Street Books top 35 children's books of the last 35 years Ĭritical reception for the book has been mixed.Listed as a 2014 & 2005 New York Public Library's Best Books for the Teen Age.Autumn 2003 Children's BookSense 76 pick.Named in the 2006 YA Top 40 by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association.
Received the 2005 Great Lakes Great Book Award from the state of Michigan.Received the 2004 Schneider Family Book Award in the middle-grade category by the American Library Association.Nominated for a 2008 Audie Award (for the audiobook version).Nominated for a 2007 Audie Award (for the book version).Ultimately, Mia's family and peers are able to empathize with her and help her move forward. The novel is about Mia's experiences as a synesthete and the problems she faces in school and with her friends. Words and sounds appear to have color for Mia. The plot focuses on Mia Winchell, a thirteen-year-old girl living with synesthesia, a jumbling of the senses.
A 7-hour long audiobook version, narrated by Danielle Ferland, has been produced. The hand lettering on the cover is by Billy Kelly. The novel has since been nominated for, and received, a number of other awards. The book received the American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award in 2004. A Mango-Shaped Space is Mass's fourth fiction novel. Print (hardcover) & Paperback), audiobookĪ Mango-Shaped Space is a 2003 young adult novel by the American author Wendy Mass.
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