![]() ![]() "This empowering autobiographical story belongs right next to Raina Telgemeier’s Smile (2011) and Liz Prince’s Tomboy. ![]() Instantly access El Deafo plus over 40,000 of the best books & videos for kids. Someone readers will enjoy getting to know." El Deafo kids' book from the leading digital reading platform with a collection of 40,000+ books from 250+ of the world’s best publishers. She really just wants to fit in and find a true friend, someone who appreciates her as she is.Īfter 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. El Deafo is a graphic novel based on my childhood experiences with hearing loss and hearing aids it also chronicles my sometimes difficult quest for a True Friend. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear-sometimes things she shouldn’t-but also isolates her from her classmates. 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. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! Going to school and making new friends can be tough. ![]()
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