Bell, Cece, artist, author.
New York : Amulet Books, [2014];©2014
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• Chiefly illustrations.
• Middle School.
• 420 Lexile
• The Kirkus Prize finalist.
• Newbery Honor, 2015.
• Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful–and very awkward–hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear–sometimes things she shouldn’t–but also isolates her from her classmates. She really just wants to fit in and find a true friend, someone who appreciates her as she is. After some trouble, she is finally able to harness the power of the Phonic Ear and become El Deafo, Listener for All. And more importantly, declare a place for herself in the world and find the friend she’s longed for — from publisher’s web site.

Subjects:

• Bell, Cece — Comic books, strips, etc.
• Deaf — United States — Biography — Comic books, strips, etc.
• Authors, American — Biography — Comic books, strips, etc.
• Rabbits — Comic books, strips, etc.
• Bell, Cece — Childhood and youth — Comic books, strips, etc.
• Deaf children — Comic books, strips, etc.
• Schools — Comic books, strips, etc.
• Hearing aids for children — Comic books, strips, etc.
• Friendship — Comic books, strips, etc.
• Cartoonists — Biography — Comic books, strips, etc.
• Bell, Cece — Cartoons and comics.
• Deaf — Cartoons and comics.
• Authors — Cartoons and comics.
• Women — Biography — Cartoons and comics.
• Graphic novels.

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