Cece Bell, just a girl who tries to hide her hearing loss but with her old hearing aids, it's not always that easy, and she's tried to pass as a hearing person but she struggled with her deaf pride. Her friends, Emma Knight (only seen in first part of the story), Laura (been friends since 1st grade), Ginny W. (She's over-enancies her speech as she talks with Cece.), Martha C. (Friends since the summer of around 1980s.), and Mike Miller (Cece's friend and crush). Moving to new and different schools isn't always easy, she don't know bunch of kids there or over there. I just love of how there are bunnies replacing the people throughout Cece's book, it's so cute and interesting at the same time. El Deafo is based on true story of Cece Bell herself. I'm Deaf myself and I'm proud of my identity and I would love to see everyone else embrace their identities, either Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, or just simply Hearing, you are so special and don't let anyone deny that about you. - Happy Reading!
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.
Book Reviews (101)
This book is so amazing, I love how Cece is mad about the volume of the tv.
This book is about a girl who went deaf when she was really little, she had to go to a school for the deaf, meaning that she would not go to school with her best friend. Later she meets a girl who was bossy and mean, when Cece tried to make other friends, she would but in a say, "We already have plans that night, don't we Cece?" She also meets a girl who talks really loud and talks weird trying to help Cece... But that's not all that happens to Cece.
This book is ok it is not my fav but she has these ear buds that help her here.
I liked this book and it talked about something that really happened to a girl, but the only things I did not like about this book was that some parts of it were inappropriate and the illustrations were good but they could be a little more detailed and she could have worn more clothes in the book because she did not change a lot in this book and I wish that it went up all the way through her high school years not just elementary and middle, but those were the only complaints I had about this book.
I would recommend this book, it is just right for beginners who are being introduced to longer books, and the words are not that long on each page,which I like. It also teaches you many different things; like to be yourself and to not judge others by the book.
This book is so cut and inspiring my friend recommended it to me and now it is one of my favorite books ever. It is super super inspiring and funny too. I would recommend this book to anyone.
So a few months ago I got to read this because my teacher signed me and my classmates up for a free e-book program. let me just say that this book is really good. it talks about how Cece bell (Yes, this is based off a true story, but the characters are replaced with animals!) and how she went to elementary school while being deaf. You should read this if you like true stories (like me) and graphic novels (also like me)!
It was pretty good. I like how she used animals to tell the story. I think that this was a great book, but I sort of wish that she could have gone into her highschool years too.
It is super good and I've read it so much that I've forgotten how many times i read it and i definitely recommend it