El deafo / Cece Bell ; color by David Lasky.
2014
HV2534.B44 A3 2014 (Mapit)
Available at Midgrade/YA Collection
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Title
El deafo / Cece Bell ; color by David Lasky.
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ISBN
9781419710209 hardcover
1419710206 hardcover
9781419712173 paperback
1419712179 paperback
1419710206 hardcover
9781419712173 paperback
1419712179 paperback
Published
New York : Amulet Books, 2014.
Language
English
Description
233 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
HV2534.B44 A3 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.4/2092 B
Summary
The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower."
"Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear--sometimes things she shouldn't--but also isolates her from her classmates. She really just wants to fit in and find a true friend, someone who appreciates her as she is. After some trouble, she is finally able to harness the power of the Phonic Ear and become "El Deafo, Listener for All." And more importantly, declare a place for herself in the world and find the friend she's longed for"-- from publisher's web site.
"Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear--sometimes things she shouldn't--but also isolates her from her classmates. She really just wants to fit in and find a true friend, someone who appreciates her as she is. After some trouble, she is finally able to harness the power of the Phonic Ear and become "El Deafo, Listener for All." And more importantly, declare a place for herself in the world and find the friend she's longed for"-- from publisher's web site.
Note
Chiefly illustrations.
Audience
Middle School.
420 Lexile
420 Lexile
Awards
Newbery Honor, 2015.
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