Cece Bell lost her hearing from a bout of meningitis when she was four years old. In this memoir, told and illustrated as a graphic novel, Cece relates how her family tried to help hercope with this loss. She attempts to learn lip reading until she is outfitted with a Phonic Ear in the first grade. The best thing about wearing the Phonic Ear is that it equips her with secret super powers becausesuddenly, she can hear her teacher not just when she’s in the classroom, but in the teacher’s lounge, the hallway, and even the bathroom. When Cece’s family moves and she has to start a new school, her loneliness and need for friendships are complicated the self-consciousness she feels wearing her clunky Phonic Ear. Will the superpowers it brings help her with what she wants more than anything else, a true friend?
Posted in El Deafo
Tags: 2015-2016 list
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!! This has so much meaning to it that it moves me and I feel so bad for CeCe , but at least she had technology!
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think its a great book and things happens so suddenly and but still i love it if i could rate it i would give it a 5 its fantastic but im said that she deaf but still a great book and great blog!!!!!!!:)
I liked the part when she got her hearing aids.
i think it was a good book the best
i think it was the best book i ever reed!!!
Wylie you are right they both are simalur books.
I like El Deafo because she dosn’t care what people think about her and the author did a good job on what she was thinking like the time when she thought she was a superhero. Also the pictures look really good and it looks like its made of crayons but theres no different shades it’s all solid.
Its sad how she loses her hearing
i love this book and i want to read it so bad
Is this a good book to read
I think sometimes it’s supposed to be sad but it’s really not because after you read for a while you understand what is happening Most her friends where mean to her and she found new ones.
This book can be very relatable to people with loss of one of their 5 senses luckily I am not one of those people but I still do feel bad for people with a loss of one of their senses but this book can make you think about the bright, cool and funny side of things when you have losses. like they say, every cloud has a silver lining.
Great book things happen very suddenly, sometimes good sometimes bad.
great book. liked how it was a comic book.
really great and intresting. i like how it’s a comic book
I liked this book, it was very descriptive.
I think that Eldeafo is a great book. It was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
this book is a comedy
I think this book is awesome because i like personal narratives and it tells about a real life girl that gets sick and looses her hearing.
I like the book it is very smilier to wonder.
I love this book! It’s so fun and original, and it teaches others about how you might feel and think.
I love this book so much but i wish it was longer
This book is full of ups and downs, but it teaches kids what some peoples lives are like. A way that makes you realise that peoples feelings get hurt easier than you think. But it’s so AMAZING and INSPIRING!
el-Deafo is such a great book! I think Cece Bell should keep writing because this book is AMAZING!
I think it’s really interesting towards the end manly because she’s best friends with her old friend again.(not giving a name so I’m not spoiling anything.)
I think this book is so amazing I think everybody should read this. The best part about it is that it’s a true story. that gets the attention of the reader and brings them into the book.
I wish I that the book kept going in sted of the ending where it did I think ervey one should read it
Cece Bell has lost her hearing due to some sort of sickness. Cece Bell is a bunny rabbit who can talk and breathe. she is having trouble finding friends and keeping them. She has a crush who is very confuseing. El Deafo is the best DCF book i’ve read so far, if you are not sure if you will enjoy it or not, you most definitely will enjoy El Deafo.
I really like El Deafo. I feel that its kind of inspirational and tragic at the same time. Its inspirational for the people who might have the same condition. It is tragic the way her life is and how many friendships she goes in and out of.
I think it was mean what Laura did to her. I mean who wants to be bit by a dog!!!
I think this book is going to win because of how it’s a really story about this little girl becomes deaf a good story.
El Deafo was good but I think it was a little dramatic in some places like when the dog bit her and she got scarred. I preferred Ice Dogs because it was a survival story.
gooseMSR I think this book would be good for anyone who likes graphic novels and a lot of thought bubbles I think its sad how she looses so many friends so quickly.
El deafo I think might inspire some people with the same problem.
and when she lost her hearing I felt bad for her.
EL deafo had a lot of problems an a lot of friends an some of those friends won’ted to have her to their self but that did not stop her from tring to find some 1 that is gust like her.
And when she was in kindergarten their was a lot of people like her.
EL deafo I think this book mite win because it is a funny book.
This book is crazy so much happens in so little time it is nuts
this might actually win because its a graphic novel.
Owen I agree with you. It Is sad that cece lost her sight and her friend didn’t hang out with her for awhile. Because it is annoying to not hear not see well from what I think. Also I don’t like to be alone, because I an board in my experiences and it seems she is board a lot when alone. I was happy because of the happy end.
Toni I agree with you. I really like that the author said it was a true story. The book is really cool because it is “turned into visual format” as you said, which makes it way more appealing for me.
Aiden
how does it remind you of a fairy tale. I always thought of a fairy tale as “once upon a time”.
Deddie
why is it your favorite DCF book so far
i wonder how cece deals with everyone staring at her and everything
I have read this 10x
I recommend this book because it is a fun graphic novel and it is true!!!!
I love el deafo because how the book it is illustrated.
I’m really looking forward to this book because I predict it’s about a Bunny with super powers.
I bet it will!