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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
Cece's story is perfect for a graphic novel. I've never been a huge fan of graphic novels, but this one made me realize that for some stories it really is the perfect format. This book masterfully captured the minefield of friendship and first crushes. It also does a wonderful job of capturing the desire to fit in with everyone else when you feel so very different. I really loved Cece's story.
funny
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
This was really charming and definitely deserved the Newberry honor it got.
I especially like the small details of translating our universe into the book’s universe of rabbit-people... in a part about watching TV, the Flintstones and most other TV characters are bunny-ified. Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, because they’re animals, are themselves. Spock is a bunny, even though he’s only partially human. Like all the book’s characters, pictures of people on ads and packaging are rabbits. I enjoyed “being in” that universe while reading the book.
I especially like the small details of translating our universe into the book’s universe of rabbit-people... in a part about watching TV, the Flintstones and most other TV characters are bunny-ified. Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, because they’re animals, are themselves. Spock is a bunny, even though he’s only partially human. Like all the book’s characters, pictures of people on ads and packaging are rabbits. I enjoyed “being in” that universe while reading the book.
Cece Bell recounts her childhood experiences surrounding her hearing loss and how it affected her day-to-day life, her friendships, and her time in school.
A wonderful graphic novel biography that many children (grades 4-6) will be interested in reading. Children in the deaf community will see themselves in Cece's story; and other children will learn about what it's like to be deaf.
A wonderful graphic novel biography that many children (grades 4-6) will be interested in reading. Children in the deaf community will see themselves in Cece's story; and other children will learn about what it's like to be deaf.
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
El Deafo by Cece Bell is a funny and heartwarming story of a girl who became deaf at a young age and learns how to navigate the world as a deaf person. Cece, the main character, goes through many friendships and trials just as any other child does in school. She uses her "superpower", her device that she uses to hear the teacher in school, to help her make friends and be successful in school. I loved this graphic novel and thought the story was lighthearted and relatable to any student. I would use this in my classroom to teach how graphic novels should be read and to help the students empathize with people who are hard-of-hearing or deaf.