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El Deafo
- Author
- Bell, Cece, artist, author.
- Title
- El Deafo / Cece Bell ; color by David Lasky.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- New York : Amulet Books, [2014] ©2014
- Description
- 233 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- URL
- <Virtual museum exhibit about the book> http://marycrockett.com/2015/03/05/cecebell/
- Other contributors
- Lasky, David, colorist.
- Portion of title
- El Deafo
- Notes
- Chiefly illustrations.
- Summary
- 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.
- Target audience
- Middle School. 420 Lexile
- Awards
- ALSC Notable Books for Children, Middle Readers, 2015 Kirkus Prize, Young Readers, Finalist, 2014 Newbery Honor, 2015 Eisner Award, Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12), Best Reality-Based Work, Nominee, 2015
- Subject headings
- Bell, Cece--Comic books, strips, etc. Bell, Cece--Childhood and youth--Comic books, strips, etc. Deaf--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc. Authors, American--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc. Rabbits--Comic books, strips, etc. Deaf children--Comic books, strips, etc. Schools--Comic books, strips, etc. Hearing aids for children--Comic books, strips, etc. Friendship--Comic books, strips, etc. Cartoonists--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Genre heading
- Graphic novels. Graphic novels Juvenile.
- ISBN
- 9781419710209 (hardcover) 1419710206 (hardcover) 9781419712173 (paperback) 1419712179 (paperback) 9780606361484 0606361480
Holdings
- Library
- Blmgtn - Education Library
- Call Number
- BEL
- Location
- Material unavailable during renovations-Use your campus ILL
- Library
- Columbus - University Library of Columbus
- Location
- IUPUI University Lib. - Being Cataloged (Ask Staff)
- Library
- Indpls - IUPUI University Library
- Call Number
- HV2534.B44 A3 2014
- Location
- Juvenile
- Floor
- 2nd Floor