The title just doesn’t seem right….until you read the book.
Let me explain:
When Cece is 4 years old she gets really sick and loses her hearing. She starts kindergarten with special hearing aids that help her to hear, but not well enough to understand everything she hears. For example, words are blurry to her. It’s hard for her to tell the difference between 'bear' and 'pear' and other words that sound only a little bit different from one another. So she is taught to read lips in addition to wearing her hearing aids. This story tells what life is like for Cece as she grow up. It’s told with humor, heart and great pictures. Cece navigates a different world than a lot of people; because of this she has a really rich inner life that helps her get through some of its isolation. This is where El Deafo comes in: El Deafo is Cece’s alter-ego super-hero self and can say and do things that Cece wishes she could.
Did I mention that El Deafo is funny? It is and much more. If you liked Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, you’ll like El Deafo.
When Cece is 4 years old she gets really sick and loses her hearing. She starts kindergarten with special hearing aids that help her to hear, but not well enough to understand everything she hears. For example, words are blurry to her. It’s hard for her to tell the difference between 'bear' and 'pear' and other words that sound only a little bit different from one another. So she is taught to read lips in addition to wearing her hearing aids. This story tells what life is like for Cece as she grow up. It’s told with humor, heart and great pictures. Cece navigates a different world than a lot of people; because of this she has a really rich inner life that helps her get through some of its isolation. This is where El Deafo comes in: El Deafo is Cece’s alter-ego super-hero self and can say and do things that Cece wishes she could.
Did I mention that El Deafo is funny? It is and much more. If you liked Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, you’ll like El Deafo.
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