This charming graphic novel is best suited for upper
elementary and middle grade readers. It is
an autographical account of how the author dealt with growing up hearing
impared.
Cece was not born with her impediment. It was only after she caught meningitis at
the age of four that her hearing began to deteriorate. When she starts school her parents enroll her
in a school specifically for children with hearing disabilities. She loves it and learns much, but soon her
family moves and was no longer able to attend that school.
Cece is not a perfect and in fact her pride was perhaps her
biggest enemy. It keeps her from
explaining that she cannot understand what people are saying if she can’t read
their lips and that sometimes, even if she can see their mouths she might not
fully grasp what they are saying. This
of course leads Cece into some sticky situations and a plethora of
insecurities. She deals with this by
creating an alter ego: “El Deafo.” El Deafo is a steely nerved superhero that
says and does whatever Cece is feeling and wishes she could say to those around
her.
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