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This is a sweet coming of age story, about a deaf girl bunny and her experiences and challenges.
The main characters were all rabbits, and I wasn’t sure how I felt about this choice.
On the one hand, this definitely made Cece’s experiences feel less scary, while still being relatable. There were scenes with her losing her hearing and being pricked by needs in the hospital, which young children will find less scary because the character on the pages was a rabbit. There were also quite a few scenes where Cece’s teacher was in the bathroom with Cece imagining it, which didn’t feel so mature, because, again, she was a bunny.
At the same time, these were rabbits, not people, and I was aware of it the entire novel. It created a gap between me and Cece and made the story less real to me. It also made the novel feel aimed at a younger audience, though the story itself could really work for both.
Younger readers, especially those who struggle with hearing loss, or a similar challenge, will probably enjoy this read.
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Content:
Some talk of boys, and crushes. It got a bit obsessive at some point. Cece dreams of her crush giving her a rose:
[Him] "A single rose. Its beauty shall never surpass that of the one you wear upon your breast."
[Her] "Did you just say breast?"
[Him] "Now kiss me."
Cece can hear her teacher everywhere, since she has a mike that connects to her hearing aid. Including in the bathroom. She makes a huge deal about hearing her teacher every single time she's in the bathroom. There are also some nongraphic pictures of her teacher on a toilet (also, she’s a rabbit), where Cece pictures what is happening behind the sounds she hears.
Cece catches her mom smoking and drinking with a new friend. Her sister also smokes.
The main characters were all rabbits, and I wasn’t sure how I felt about this choice.
On the one hand, this definitely made Cece’s experiences feel less scary, while still being relatable. There were scenes with her losing her hearing and being pricked by needs in the hospital, which young children will find less scary because the character on the pages was a rabbit. There were also quite a few scenes where Cece’s teacher was in the bathroom with Cece imagining it, which didn’t feel so mature, because, again, she was a bunny.
At the same time, these were rabbits, not people, and I was aware of it the entire novel. It created a gap between me and Cece and made the story less real to me. It also made the novel feel aimed at a younger audience, though the story itself could really work for both.
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Content:
Some talk of boys, and crushes. It got a bit obsessive at some point. Cece dreams of her crush giving her a rose:
[Him] "A single rose. Its beauty shall never surpass that of the one you wear upon your breast."
[Her] "Did you just say breast?"
[Him] "Now kiss me."
Cece can hear her teacher everywhere, since she has a mike that connects to her hearing aid. Including in the bathroom. She makes a huge deal about hearing her teacher every single time she's in the bathroom. There are also some nongraphic pictures of her teacher on a toilet (also, she’s a rabbit), where Cece pictures what is happening behind the sounds she hears.
Cece catches her mom smoking and drinking with a new friend. Her sister also smokes.