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A clear-eyed, funny, and wholesome look at a girl's experience losing her hearing at a young age and navigating friendships. Every adolescent should read this!
funny
medium-paced
This is a good book for deaf and hard of hearing children to learn how to communicate their experiences to hearing people. (I. e. the difference between hearing speech and understanding it.)
3.5 rounded up to 4
Important autobiographical story of starting at a new school and trying to find new friendships and where you fit in all while also dealing with hearing loss. I think this will provide insights and connections for so many readers.
Important autobiographical story of starting at a new school and trying to find new friendships and where you fit in all while also dealing with hearing loss. I think this will provide insights and connections for so many readers.
Cute, but didn't exactly love that everyone is depicted as a bunny (adorable as they are--Cece had some pretty sassy expressions). I really appreciated the author's explanation of different types of deafness in the author's note!
Definitely a pick for younger readers, especially those who may not be ready to read Raina Telgemeier's work beyond Smile, and other comics that typically cater to slightly older kids.
Definitely a pick for younger readers, especially those who may not be ready to read Raina Telgemeier's work beyond Smile, and other comics that typically cater to slightly older kids.
Funny, well written, and a great book for middle schoolers.
Don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't this.
I didn't like this much, but it was tailored for children, so perhaps that played a roll?
A big part of the book is all about elementary school friendship drama, which isn’t really my thing.
But I absolutely loved the beginning—when the author talks about losing her hearing at four due to meningitis. She describes her emotions and how people reacted to her so beautifully. The tips about how to talk and not to talk when someone is trying to lip-read was great too!
Just the second part, that I didn't like much. But, that reflects my opinion/taste, not that the book is bad (if that makes sense)
I didn't like this much, but it was tailored for children, so perhaps that played a roll?
A big part of the book is all about elementary school friendship drama, which isn’t really my thing.
But I absolutely loved the beginning—when the author talks about losing her hearing at four due to meningitis. She describes her emotions and how people reacted to her so beautifully. The tips about how to talk and not to talk when someone is trying to lip-read was great too!
Just the second part, that I didn't like much. But, that reflects my opinion/taste, not that the book is bad (if that makes sense)
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Funny, clever story about a girl, Ceecee, who loses her hearing at age 4, then gets hearing aids that give her back some hearing, though she still needs to lip-read to understand what she hears...also, the hearing aid is big and clunky, marking her as different, which makes it a bit harder to find real friends. Ceecee keeps trying, though, observing the hearing world around her with humor (I liked her exploration of television) and effectively bringing across her frustrations at the ways some hearing people behave around her with their misconceptions of what her deafness does or does not mean, which she is often too embarrassed to say out loud.
Ceecee's quest for a true friend who likes her for herself is real, touching, funny and clever. The story is enjoyable and illuminating for adults as well as young readers, showing one girl's deaf experience without talking down to anyone or assuming that all deafness is the same. Entertaining, honest and educational (without feeling 'Educational').
Ceecee's quest for a true friend who likes her for herself is real, touching, funny and clever. The story is enjoyable and illuminating for adults as well as young readers, showing one girl's deaf experience without talking down to anyone or assuming that all deafness is the same. Entertaining, honest and educational (without feeling 'Educational').
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
I'm so glad that I've had the chance to read El Deafo! The illustrations, humour, and story have such a sympathetic voice to them that really puts you into the headspace of a child navigating life after experiencing hearing loss.
Jump into these colorful cute little illustrations that go along beautifully with the story of a courageous little girl who has lost her hearing and feels out of place pretty much everywhere, sometimes even in her own home. Finding a good friend is hard to do and being different is a challenge a lot of young kids have to face. Cece Bell's personal experience is a perfect example of this. Everyone can relate to Cece and her struggle to fit in. This story takes you on Cece's journey from the beginning when she loses her hearing to her triumphs along the way, by dealing with not really knowing what is going on around you and the alienation that comes with that. Every child goes through the insecurities of fitting in somewhere with someone at school. This memoir is a great example of how to overcome these insecurities and be brave. Bell's inner thoughts are played out in the vibrant bold colors of this graphic novel.