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El Deafo
Cece Bell
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Description for El Deafo
Paperback. A hearing aid grants "superpowers" in this funny, poignant, exceptional graphic novel memoir about growing up deaf. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 5AJ; YFW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
El Deafo is a funny, deeply honest graphic novel memoir for middle graders. It chronicles the author's hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with a powerful and very awkward hearing aid called the Phonic Ear. It gives her 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, Phonic Ear and all. Finally, she is able to harness the power of the Phonic Ear and become "El Deafo, Listener for All." And more importantly, declare a place ... Read more
El Deafo is a funny, deeply honest graphic novel memoir for middle graders. It chronicles the author's hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with a powerful and very awkward hearing aid called the Phonic Ear. It gives her 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, Phonic Ear and all. Finally, she is able to harness the power of the Phonic Ear and become "El Deafo, Listener for All." And more importantly, declare a place ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419712173
SKU
9781419712173
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Cece Bell
Cece Bell is the illustrator of the successful Sock Monkey series from Candlewick and Crankee Doodle by her husband Tom Angleberger. She has a graduate degree in illustration and design from Kent State University. She is hearing impaired.
Reviews for El Deafo
'A serious subject treated with warmth and humour.' Little London magazine "Full of warmth, humor, and superpowered strength, El Deafo is an absolute treat." Raina Telgemeier, author of Smile "Read El Deafo for the giggles, for the challenges, for the universal life experiences, and for the opportunity to be changed, even just a little. And for those readers who, like ... Read more