Saturday, September 25, 2010

A Mango-Shaped Space

        Definitely four and a half stars. A wonderful book about the loneliness of difference and how one person's disability is another one's gift. Thirteen year old Mia has synesthia and has survived thirteen years thinking she might just be crazy. A heart warming and fantastic novel about the journey to find yourself. Mia demonstrates how the human being deals with pressure and loss.
       Mia is a care-free soul who typically wouldn't let anything put her down. Her two best companions are her human friend, Jenna, and her gray and white, wheezing kitten, Mango. Mia soon runs into unforseen complications with both, and her life flips upside-down. She's thrust into confusing emotions and plot schemes that kept this book interesting and keep me able to recommend this fantastic book to all readers.