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Et mangoformet rum

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Den 13-årige Mia Winchell ser ud til at være det mest almindelige barn i sin familie. Hendes lillebror Zack fører et skema over alle de McDonald's-burgere, han har spist i sit liv. Hendes storesøster Beth farver sit hår en ny farve hver uge og er måske en heks. Men Mia ved, at hun langt fra er almindelig. Hun holder noget skjult for alle, der kender hende: det faktum, at lyde, tal og bogstaver har farve for hende.

Da problemer i skolen til sidst får Mia til at afsløre sin hemmelighed, føler hun sig som et misfoster. Hendes familie og venner har svært ved at forholde sig til hende, da hun begiver sig ud på en intens rejse mod selvopdagelse. Da hun indser, at hun har isoleret sig fra alle dem, der holder af hende, er det næsten for sent. Hun må miste noget meget særligt for at finde sig selv.

Customer Reviews (4.9 / 5 · 19 reviews)

George D. ★★★★★

I’ve read a lot of middle-grade fiction, but this one actually made me feel like I was inside Mia’s head, not just watching her story. The way her brother’s hamburger chart and her sister’s antics are woven in made the family feel so real. I finished it in two sittings because I couldn’t put it down

Joshua H. ★★★★★

The way Mia’s synesthesia is described, with colors attached to sounds and letters, felt so real I caught myself trying to picture my own name that way. It’s a rare book that makes you feel seen while telling a story this warm and weird. My eleven-year-old finished it in two sittings, and we’ve alre

Nicholas P. ★★★★★

I’ve read a lot of middle-grade books where the main character feels like a cardboard cutout, but Mia’s synesthesia is woven into the story in such a specific, sensory way that you really feel what she’s going through. The way her brother’s burger chart is described as a totally normal family quirk