El deafo
The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower."
Record details
- ISBN: 1419712179 (paperback)
- ISBN: 9781419712173 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1419710206
- ISBN: 9781419710209
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Physical Description:
233 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
print - Publisher: New York : Amulet Books, 2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Chiefly illustrations. |
Awards Note: | Newbery honor book, 2015. |
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Genre: | Graphic novels. |
Available copies
- 4 of 5 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | JGraphic Novel (Text) | 33126024813259 | JGraphic Novel | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | JGraphic Novel (Text) | 33126024813275 | JGraphic Novel | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | JGraphic Novel (Text) | 33126025962998 | JGraphic Novel | Checked out | 05/20/2024 |
Erlanger Branch | JGraphic Novel (Text) | 33126025963004 | JGraphic Novel | Available | - |
Independence Branch | JGraphic Novel (Text) | 33126024813267 | JGraphic Novel | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2014 September
Gr 2â6âCece loses her hearing from spinal meningitis, and takes readers through the arduous journey of learning to lip read and decipher the noise of her hearing aid, with the goal of finding a true friend. This warmly and humorously illustrated full-color graphic novel set in the suburban '70s has all the gripping characters and inflated melodrama of late childhood: a crush on a neighborhood boy, the bossy friend, the too-sensitive-to-her-Deafness friend, and the perfect friend, scared away. The characters are all rabbits. The antics of her hearing aid connected to a FM unit (an amplifier the teacher wears) are spectacularly funny. When Cece's teacher leaves the FM unit on, Cece hears everything: bathroom visits, even teacher lounge improprieties It is her superpower. She deems herself El Deafo! inspired in part by a bullied Deaf child featured in an Afterschool Special. Cece fearlessly fantasizes retaliations. Nevertheless, she rejects ASL because it makes visible what she is trying to hide. She ventures, "Who cares what everyone thinks!" But she does care. She loathes the designation "special," and wants to pass for hearing. Bell tells it all: the joy of removing her hearing aid in summer, the troubles watching the TV when the actor turns his back, and the agony of slumber party chats in the dark. Included is an honest and revealing afterword, which addresses the author's early decision not to learn ASL, her more mature appreciation for the language, and her adage that, "Our differences are our superpowers."âSara Lissa Paulson, The American Sign Language and English Lower School, New York City
[Page 175]. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.