Description
A 2015 Newbery Honor Book Going to school and making new friends can also be tough. But going to school and making new friends at the same time as wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, Creator/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, crucial—and very awkward—hearing aid.
The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear—once in a while things she shouldn’t—but also isolates her from her classmates. She in reality just wants to slot in and find a true friend, someone who appreciates her as she is. After some trouble, she is in any case able to harness the power of the Phonic Ear and grow to be “El Deafo, Listener for All.” And more importantly, declare a place for herself on the planet and find the friend she’s longed for.
PRAISE FOR EL DEAFO
STARRED REVIEWS
“A standout autobiography. Someone readers will enjoy getting to know.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Worthy of a superhero.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“This empowering autobiographical story belongs right next to Raina Telgemeier’s Smile (2011) and Liz Prince’s Tomboy.”
—Booklist
Creator/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her experiences
Her Phonic Ear is crucial hearing aid that grants her ?superpowers?
Paperback
248 pages