A Mango-Shaped Space af Wendy Mass (Bog)

Forfatter: Wendy Mass
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 240
Forlag: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Udgivelsesår: 2005
An award-winning book from the author of Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life and The Candymakers for fans for of Wonder and Counting by Sevens. Thirteen-year-old Mia Winchell is far from ordinary: she suffers from a rare condition called synesthesia, the mingling of perceptions whereby a person can see sounds, smell colors, or taste shapes. But because she has kept it a secret from everyone, she appears to be the most normal kid in her family. Her younger brother Zack keeps a chart of all the McDonald's hamburgers he's eaten in his lifetime. Her older sister Beth dyes her hair a different color every week and might be a witch. When trouble in the school finally convinces Mia to reveal her secret, she feels like a freak; and as she embarks on an intense journey of self-discovery, her family and friends have trouble relating to her. By the time she realizes she has isolated herself from all the people who care about her, it is almost too late. Mia has to lose something very special in order to understand and appreciate her special gift in this coming-of-age novel.
Titel: A Mango-Shaped Space
Udgave: 1. udgave

Sammendrag: "A Mango-Shaped Space" handler om trettenårige Mia Winchell, som tilsyneladende er en helt almindelig pige, men som skjuler en vigtig hemmelighed: hun har synæstesi og ser farver, når hun hører lyde, læser tal og ord eller oplever bestemte sanseindtryk. Af frygt for at blive betragtet som mærkelig har Mia holdt sin oplevelsesverden skjult, også for sin familie. Da skolen begynder at blive sværere, og hendes særlige måde at sanse på skaber problemer i undervisningen, tvinges hun til at søge hjælp og dermed afsløre sit hemmelige liv. Historien skildrer hendes møde med læger og andre synæstetikere, hendes kamp for at forstå om hun er syg eller bare anderledes, og hvordan dette påvirker hendes venskaber, forelskelse og forholdet til katten Mango, der spiller en central følelsesmæssig rolle. Romanen er en rørende, realistisk ungdomsbog om at finde sin identitet og acceptere sine unikke sider.
Type: Paperback