Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) all animal type monsters are based on real world animals. Creature entries based on mythological, fictional, or nonexistent animals are usually classified as magical beasts (see below). Besides ordinary fish, birds, reptiles and mammals, the animal type is also applied to depictions of dinosaurs, prehistoric animals, and "dire" or specially modified, often larger and scarier, versions of real world animals. Some real world animals are not given the animal type in the game. Examples include arthropods (insects, spiders, etc.) and worms, which the game classifies as "vermin" (see below) and not animals. Mollusks, such as octopuses, are often classified as
A Mango-Shaped Space few doctors, she has a diagnosis. She is a synesthete, a person with synesthesia, someone whose neural wiring is "crossed," creating the sensation of colors in association with letters, numbers, and sounds. As she educates herself about her condition, Mia begins to explore the world of synesthesia and finds it increasingly difficult to keep up in school, maintain her friendships, and stay close to her family and little Mango. Then, when Mango dies, Mia has to learn to regain her colors and reconcile with her best friend. Critical reception has been mixed. "A Mango-Shaped Space" has received reviews from "Kirkus