El deafo
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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."
"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"--
"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"--
Available copies
- 67 of 85 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
2 current holds with 85 total copies.View other formats and editions
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| Chappaqua Library | J GN BEL (Text) Juvenile Available in Storage |
31005154456042 |
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| Chappaqua Library | J GN BEL (Text) Juvenile Available in Storage |
31005154456067 |
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| Chappaqua Library | J GN BEL (Text) Juvenile Available in Storage |
31005154580122 |
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| Chappaqua Library | J GN BEL (Text) Juvenile Available in Storage |
31005154582995 |
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| Chappaqua Library | J GN BEL (Text) Juvenile Graphic Book |
31005154583183 |
Checked out 04/24/2025 |
| Chappaqua Library | LEARN 617.8 BELL (Text) Learning Center |
31005153854619 |
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| Chappaqua Library | YA GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY BELL (Text) YA Graphic Book |
31005154577169 |
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| Croton Free Library | J GRAPHIC/B BELL (Text) Juvenile Graphic Book |
31006152016846 |
Checked out 05/06/2025 |
| Croton Free Library | YA GRAPHIC/B BELL (Text) YA Graphic Book |
31006151727369 |
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| Dobbs Ferry Public Library | J GRAPHIC BELL (Text) Juvenile Graphic Book |
31007151185251 |
Checked out 04/28/2025 |
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