A Mango Shaped Space

The Bookworm says yes! I have just read a book called A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass. This was her first book, and an excellent one indeed. This story tells the life of a 13 year old girl named Mia that lives in an isolated country town. You will learn of her struggle through her teen years battling synthesia, a condition where you may associate certain tastes with words, colors with words, numbers, or letters, or personalities with tastes, words, letters, and numbers. Mia experiences friendship troubles, failing a few subjects in school, meeting other synthesetes (people with synthesia), her first crush, and one day, a mango shaped space where her beloved cat Mango should be. This book is an excellent example of love, caring, kindness, and other feelings that are fun and entertaining to read about at any age.