Summary:
A girl named CeCe loses her hearing from meningitis at a very young age which causes her to to leave everyone and everything she knows begind when she has to go to a deaf school. Then she gets a big and embarrasing hearing aid and is able to go back to her old school. Because of her differences, she has trouble making friends. One day she makes a starling discovery that through the hearing aid and the teacher's microphone, she can not only hear her teacher in the classromm, but wherever she is in the school CeCe believes this is her superpower. Even with this superpower, she continues to be lonely until she finally makes a new friend. CeCe is able to learn how to advocate for herselp and empathize with others.
- Teaches the importance of acceptance and overcoming challenges
- A story of friendship that reminds you of the importance of kindness
- a semi-autobiographical graphic novel that is funny and relatable
- very well illustrated
- Newberry Honor Winner
Bell, C., & Lasky, D. (2014). El deafo. Amulet Books.
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