This is a really cool graphic novel about a little girl named Cece who has a hearing problem. She starts school off with a giant hearing aid and sometimes has trouble making friends because of her issue. But then boys and school drama comes along, and Cece's world is almost completely different! Read El Deafo to find out more about Cece's crazy life with the hearing aid.
El Deafo
By Cece Bell
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 8 | X | 2.7 | 17071 |
New York Times Bestseller
A 2015 Newbery Honor Book 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.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN-13: 9781419710209
ISBN-10: 1419710206
Published on 9/2/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
Book Reviews (101)
This is a inspiring story about a little girl (Cece Bell) with a hearing-aid, if she has hearing-aids it does not stop her from doing her daily work. Read this book to find out that you can do anything even if you are different from others!!!
This is a really good book I finished this in one day
This book is an awesome book. I love to figure out about the author and her experiences and her struggles. This is a book about the author, Cece Bell and when she was 4, her got very sick. Once she started to feel better, she lost her hearing. Read El Deafo to figure out how Cece tried to make friends and not get made fun of.
Its a good book about a memoir that is from the author. Its a little sad and some parts are weird.
this a very sad touching book but the drawing an the story is SO GOOD
This is a story about a young girl that gets sick and stays in the hospitl for a while. After a little while, se becomes deaf (That's why it is called "El Deafo"). She starts kindergarten with kids like her. When she gets in about fourth to fifth grade, she gets glasses. That's all for this book review! You will need to read the book to find out the rest. Sorry if this is a bad book review.😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔
What I like about the book was that is was a deaf girl and one day she had to go to school and she felt different from everybody else. Because she was the only girl who had on hear aid on in school.That made her feel very sad.
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There is barf in it just a general warning
this book is amazing . best graphic novel eeeeeeeeeevvvvveeeeeeeerrrrrr