A Mango-Shaped Space, Wendy Mass. The ability to see numbers in colors can be a good thing or a bad thing for Mia. It is certainly bad when it interrupts with  her understanding math. Yet, her world is full of precise colors helping her stay connected to her grandfather who passed away. While burying him, a cat meandered his way into her life and Mango came home with her to live. When she finally tells her parents about her unique gift, she is taken to Dr. Jerry who labels her with synesthesia, or when ones senses and colors intertwine. She is invited to attend a workshop hosted by her new doctor and meet others dealing with variations of the same thing, including Adam, a boy she thinks she likes.

She is avoiding Roger and the other group members on finishing their group project and her best friend, Jenna, is preoccupied with her upcoming birthday party and doesn't know what Mia is going through. Beth, her sister, and Zach, her brother, have no sympathy for her . It seems as though Mango is the one friend that continues to be there for her, until one day he is not. Mia's life spirals out of control and her world turns colorless.

Wendy Mass proves herself with each book to be a writer worth reading.  She brings her characters to life, with emotions and feelings that find us rooting for them. I find myself eagerly awaiting her next story.