"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"--
Starting a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest. At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf. Here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends. Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom, but anywhere her teacher is in the school--in the hallway...in the teacher's lounge...in the bathroom! This is power, maybe even superpower. Cece is on her way to becoming El Deafo, listener for all. But the funny thing about being a superhero is that it's just another way of feeling different...and lonely. Can Cece channel her powers into finding the thing she wants most, a true friend?

Member of

EBSCO eBook Public Library Collection-North America

Assigning source: from publisher's web site

Awards note: Newbery Honor, 2015.

Biography type: autobiography

Cataloging source: TEFOD

Dewey number: 741.5973

Illustrations: illustrations

Index: no index present

Intended audience: Middle readers

LC call number

HV2534.B45
HV2534.B44

LC item number

A3 2014eb
A3 2014e

Literary form: non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries
comics graphic novels

NLM call number: WV 17

NLM item number: B433d 2014

Target audience: juvenile

Context

Context of El Deafo

Work of

El Deafo, Cece Bell ; color by David Lasky

El Deafo Resource Information The work El Deafo represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Context

Work of

El Deafo

Resource Information

The work El Deafo represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.