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Once she started... read more. Once she started school she wore a Phonic Ear, a device that amplified her teachers’ voices through a microphone the teachers wore on a cord around the neck. A: I think the author did a good job of explaining everything in a way that children would understand. For example, if a new student is coming into the class and has hearing loss it would be great to read this book. It is just important to make sure that the student with hearing loss is comfortable reading a book about hearing loss. Change ). Not many people know what it is like being deaf, or even what it is like to know a person with hearing loss. The rabbit eared characters were a visual metaphor because she felt like a rabbit whose ears didn’t work. This is a cooping mechanism for Cece to handle all the changes. Cece enjoys having a friend but Laura is very bossy. More issues arise when Cece and her family have to move to Roanoke, Virginia. In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at… The Tamaki cousins tackle complicated, mature topics like teen pregnancy and marital discord with an understated grace and restricted color palette, comparable perhaps to Craig Thompson’s Blankets. ( Log Out /  Add to Cart No Reviews Write a Review. Ginny is much nicer than Laura. She keeps her newfound superpower a secret and daydreams about being El Deafo, a super alter ego whose deafness makes her powerful. The book can enrich children’s lives by making them more aware of the world and how everyone is different. I had a hard time liking the character of Cece. When Cece speaks up about it to Ginny, Ginny doesn’t take it well. This book can teach students about kids who have different needs. Occasionally she would take the power, like when she was the class hero for being able to tell when the teacher was coming. Q: What information does the writer assume the reader knows? ( Log Out /  The classes do help Cece learn how to understand what people are saying, making it easier to become more “normal”. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Its graphic format will appeal to many readers and all children can relate to feeling different. El Deafo Home › Lexile Groupings › Lexile 800-899; $10.95 ... North Carolina Children’s Book Award, South Dakota Children's Book Awards, Georgia Children's Book Awards. ALA Youth Media Awards Recognize Comics, El Deafo, This One Summer. She must start a new school, but she looks at it in a positive way and wishes for a new start and a new life. Edit them in the Widget section of the. She tells her crush Mike that she is able to hear everything with her new hearing aid, this is a great conversation starter for her to have with MIke. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. SHe even becomes close with Martha again and learns that it is okay to be different. She receives a hearing aid to help her go through everyday life. She also meets Mike Miller, a new boy in the neighborhood who she develops a crush on. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Bell made sure to explain all the scenarios and feelings. This book would be a good tool for teaching my class about people with disabilities and how to treat them respectfully. Since Cece had a hard time lip reading and understanding words, even with her hearing aid, the author had to put to paper the “mumbo jumbo” that she did hear. SHe finds her strength by using her hearing loss as a way to make friends. But soon Cece realizes that Laura is not a good friend, she is mean and very controlling. From reading her background information she seems like a fun-loving, energetic and funny human being. Once she started school she wore a Phonic Ear, a device that amplified her teachers’ voices through a microphone the teachers wore on a cord around the neck. Cece doesn’t have a good time because of numerous issues like one girl trying to teach her sign language, the girls watching a movie which is hard for Cece, and gossiping in the dark where Cece can’t lip read. The author uses great detail to explain exactly what it is like to become deaf. By Steve Foxe | February 2, 2015 | 5:00pm. Her family moves to a small town where Cece struggles to fit in with the neighborhood kids. It also is a great way to help children learn what makes a good friend and what makes a bad friend. El Deafo by Cece Bell. Title- El Deafo Author- Cece Bell Genre- Graphic Novel Published- 2014 Number of Pages- 233 Major Awards- John Newberry Medal Winner (2015); New York Times Bestseller Why This Book? Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Before she begins at her new school, she gets new hearing aid, the Phonic Ear, which is much better than her last one. She’s not a character I would want my students to be like. This is how she gains the power. Bell wrote the book because she originally wanted a handbook for hearing people so they knew how to understand and communicate with deaf people… If someone is being mean to her, El Deafo stands up for her, but only in her mind. El Deafo shows how Cece was able to navigate through numerous friendships and trials associated with them to come out triumphant which is an important lesson for readers to take away. I would recommend this book for all ages. She is a full-time author and illustrator. One day, while playing with Martha, Cece’s eye gets hit by a branch causing her to have an eye patch. I chose this question because the author actually assumes we don’t know anything about the subject. How is this power shown? Eventually, at her new school she has to wear an  even larger hearing aid, which she fears will bring more attention to her, making her stand out more and making her seem even more different from the rest of the kids. She has difficulty making friends but eventually becomes friends with Laura. Cece Bell contracted meningitis at age four and lost her hearing. El Deafo had the power in Cece’s imagination. Some children with hearing loss may think it will draw too much attention to them which could cause them to become upset. One of 2015’s two Newbery Honors went to El Deafo, Cece Bell’s autobiographical graphic novel about a deaf rabbit going to school with a bulky hearing aid that embarrasses her before she discovers she can use it to overhear gossip, like a particularly nosey superhero.

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