TY  - BOOK
TI  - El Deafo
SN  - 9781419710209
AV  - HV2534 .B44 A3 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Amulet Books
KW  - Bell, Cece
KW  - Deaf
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Comic books, strips, etc
KW  - Authors, American
KW  - Deaf children
KW  - Schools
KW  - Hearing aids for children
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Cartoonists
KW  - Graphic novels
N1  - Chiefly illustrations
N2  - 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"--
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