![]() ![]() ![]() Mia Winchell is a synesthete her visual and hearing senses are connected so that numbers, letters, words, sounds and even some people's auras appear to her as colors. In an intriguing first novel, Mass introduces a 13-year-old heroine with an unusual perspective. She tells people her hobbies are hiking and photography, but really they're collecting candy bar wrappers and searching for buried treasure with her metal detector. Monk Goes to the Theatre," which aired during the show's second season. Wendy wrote the storyline of The Candymakers for an episode of the television show Monk, entitled "Mr. ![]() Wendy Mass is the author of ten novels for young people (which have been translated into 13 languages and nominated for 42 state book awards), including A Mango-Shaped Space (which was awarded the Schneider Family Book Award by the American Library Association), Leap Day, the Twice Upon a Time fairy tale series, Every Soul a Star, 11 Birthdays, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, and Finally. Great Lakes Book Award and Michigan State Award Awards-American Library Association Schneiderįamily Book Award, Peoples' Choice Award,.This coming-of-age novel chronicles Mia's developing appreciation for her gift. Mia has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptions whereby a person sees sounds or tastes shapes. Thirteen-year-old Mia Winchell has a secret: sounds, numbers, and words appear to her in color. ![]()
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