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Charming, sweet, with a heartful message about fitting in and respecting one another's differences. The illustrations are so exuberant, the little girl-bunny's personality comes through loud and clear. I like that she's not a perfect kid, but someone you want to be friends with, believable and relatable. Great for all ages.
I can't say enough good things about this graphic novel memoir. It is utterly cute and very relatable, whether you grew up with a disability or not. Little Cece Bell is diagnosed with meningitis. Soon after the diagnosis, she loses most of her hearing and has to wear hearing aids. For Cece, her hearing aids become the focal point of her childhood. All interactions with kids at school or in the neighborhood are put in the context of how they will view her hearing aids. Self-conscious and lonely, Cece seeks friends and in the end, with some guidance from her mom, finds friends and a new confidence in herself.
-Megan M.
-Megan M.
Cute! Interesting to see what hearing aids were like when she was growing up.
What an adorable and humorous story! It’s very informative and it made me so happy ♥️
Updated to add:Alex chose this for the first 2015 book group, both boys rated it 5 stars. Great discussion!
Love love love this graphic novel! What a wonderful way to talk about deafness and hearing aids to children. Even adults would benefit from reading this (you do not need to talk loudly to me, my hearing aid does that for you). And truly, what a great lesson that our differences are what make us special. I can not wait to hear what the boys think of this book!
Love love love this graphic novel! What a wonderful way to talk about deafness and hearing aids to children. Even adults would benefit from reading this (you do not need to talk loudly to me, my hearing aid does that for you). And truly, what a great lesson that our differences are what make us special. I can not wait to hear what the boys think of this book!
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Fantastic graphic novel/fictionalized memoir. The only loss of a star is because it is set in the author's childhood time, with technology and details that may not v translate as well to younger readers. But the humor and adolescent pain are all real and relatable.
While I did like this and definitely found its depiction of deafness extremely relatable (like CeCe I also contracted meningitis and that's what caused my severe hearing loss). I was mostly bothered by the ending - Cece's classmates are essentially using her but now she's cool and accepted so it's okay. And I'm not sure I really like the book ending at that point. I do appreciate her authors note at the end.
(I do not rate memoirs.)
I loved this graphic memoir which told the author's experience with deafness after a childhood illness significantly reduced her hearing. I also appreciated seeing the ways that hearing aids ahve advanced over the years and yet remained similar having once been provided a mike for a student. I will definitely add this one, especially since some of my students saw the book and told me it needs to be in the classroom.
I loved this graphic memoir which told the author's experience with deafness after a childhood illness significantly reduced her hearing. I also appreciated seeing the ways that hearing aids ahve advanced over the years and yet remained similar having once been provided a mike for a student. I will definitely add this one, especially since some of my students saw the book and told me it needs to be in the classroom.