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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
Portrays the life of a young girl who loses most of her hearing. We are given a look at how difficult day to day interactions are with such a disability, but also how so much of what she goes through is just universal.
This is a book children and up can get something out of. Cece shows us that having a disability comes with so much more. There are people that like playing the hero by being your friend. In this case introducing Cece as “my deaf friend” making Cece feel really bad. Then there are the ones that over compensate. Cece had a friend that talked slowly and very loud. That didn’t go well either. This is autobiographical of the author’s childhood with deafness. Also because it takes place in the late 60’s early 70’s there are some great tv shows and music throughout the book. Holy great book, Batman!
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
El Deafo is graphic memoir about a child growing up with a hearing impairment. At age four, Cece Bell loses much of her hearing after a hospital stay with meningitis. From then on, she has to navigate the already complex social relationships of childhood to fifth grade while feeling self-conscious about her difference from her peers. There are many moments of frustration: sleepovers where she can't participate in lights-out conversations, tv shows that aren't yet subtitled, and friends who talk too slowly and/or yell because they think it will help. In the moments where Bell can't find her bearings, she pictures herself as a superhero and those around her as villains who she can easily defeat. As she ages, she becomes more self-aware and realizes that those moments of anger were actually just feelings of isolation. Once she meets friends Martha and Mike, she grows to picture her superpower as a force for friendship instead.
This one has been on my to-read list for awhile, and I thought I would give it a go. The art style was readable, engaging, and bright! Because the characters were drawn as rabbits, it made me constantly aware of ears and encouraged me to look for other characters who might have hearing aids, too. I thought the depiction of frustration, loneliness, and anger were thoughtful and could provide excellent talking points for families. The book also works to educates the reader about the hearing technology Bell used and how it worked (and didn't work) for her. I am a teacher, and I KNOW that people forget to take off their mic when they go about their free periods, but it still made me feel uncomfortable that Bell didn't say anything as a kid! Ha! Anyways! Memoir is memoir, so this is a compelling depiction of her experience coming of age as El Deafo.
This one has been on my to-read list for awhile, and I thought I would give it a go. The art style was readable, engaging, and bright! Because the characters were drawn as rabbits, it made me constantly aware of ears and encouraged me to look for other characters who might have hearing aids, too. I thought the depiction of frustration, loneliness, and anger were thoughtful and could provide excellent talking points for families. The book also works to educates the reader about the hearing technology Bell used and how it worked (and didn't work) for her. I am a teacher, and I KNOW that people forget to take off their mic when they go about their free periods, but it still made me feel uncomfortable that Bell didn't say anything as a kid! Ha! Anyways! Memoir is memoir, so this is a compelling depiction of her experience coming of age as El Deafo.
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Yes, I'm the last person in the world to read this. Yes, it's really great!
I took American Sign Language classes in high school, so I was kind of disappointed that the author didn't like signing and wasn't interested in being part of the Deaf community, but for what it was it was a cute book.