A 2015 Newbery Honor Book 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. |