El Deafo

This was a very different graphic book but I quite liked it. I loved the drawings and how they were able to show and support what the main character was experiencing and, most importantly, hearing…or not… 🔔

Wonderful

A beautiful use if the superhero genre to explore difference and a fantastic example of #ownvoices in graphic novels

This book is good for us becuase we can think about disabled person.
And This book is fiction.
I want to recommend this book to my mom.because she like to read Graphic noble.

This book is really good and if you are deaf you would really love the character cece
My favourite character in this book is cece bell because she doesn’t get upset when people bully her
This book is real but in comic style
I would recommend it to everyone especially people who are deaf
And it is funny that cece has a crush on a boy and she started to laugh on stage in pjs with her crush then they go on a date

This book was funny, engaging and I couldn’t put it down!

It’s a great book for people who like graphic novels. It’s about a girl that can’t hear. A boy moves into the house nearby and she falls in love with him. They do a pyjama dance together which is funny. Her name is Cece and she has a superpower. With her hearing aid she can hear people on the toilet!!

it was good and i like it. has loads of reading parts

It's part memoir part fiction and it was really interesting to read. I liked learning about being Deaf

it was a great story that surprised me for the best. It made me want to read more by Cece bell

i like it

I like the boook because it's starting off with a girl that is death in both ears, and she has a 'boyfriend' can she pass through 4th grade, or WILL she get in trouble? read the book for more info

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El Deafo is based on the author’s experiences after she contracted meningitis and was left permanently hearing impaired at the age of four. Unusually the story is told using a graphic novel format and the characters have the appearance of human/rabbit hybrids- in a cute way!
The story follows Cece in her struggles to adjust to her new non-hearing world, the way other people treat her differently, and as she gets used to the hearing aids that will now form part of her life.
As readers you are clearly and powerfully shown by use of the speech bubbles and illustrations, the loneliness and difficulties that Cece faces as, often unthinkingly, people who are trying to be kind only make her feel more alienated. Despite all the challenges Cece experiences all the usual things of childhood:falling out with friends, making new friends, crushes on a neighbour.
The book contains plenty of humour that children will appreciate- Cece’s Phonic Ear enables her to hear all sorts of things that her teachers might prefer she didn’t!
This is a really good read that will help readers of all ages to appreciate the difficulties faced by non-hearing people. 5 *

I like this book because Cece Bell always imagines to be a superhero with her hearing aid . she shares her emotions with her friends and is always positive, happy.

It was okay.

it was a really good book I've read so many other books that why I did not vote it that way and I it was nice book. I read about a girl who can not hear. Yes, It was fiction. My person was Cece. no it was not was factual. YES, I wouId recommend it to someone else.

It shows you how hard it is for someone whose deaf and the problems they go through in life.

There is a little girl called Cece and she has a hearing aid on her chest and Cece goes through verses friends but two of them bossed her around so she found a friend that didn’t boss her around.

A really touching and often humorous recollection of the creator’s experiences growing up, and navigating the hearing world. I thoroughly enjoyed it and think it could be used to provoke a lot of discussion amongst a younger audience. The art style is also very appealing.

I really liked all the illustrations.

Having never read a graphic novel before, I felt like now was the right time to give it a go. After all, I might be missing out on something! And I’ve realised that maybe I have been.

El Deafo is a humorous graphic memoir about friendship and what it is like to grow up being deaf.
The main character, Cece, is 4 years old when she contracts meningitis and as a result, looses her hearing. She is given a giant hearing aid, the Phonic Ear, which enables her to hear what her teachers are saying but it makes Cece feel different to her classmates and seems set to hinder the likelihood of achieving the one thing She longs for… a real friend.

As the story unfolds, Cece discovers that she is able to hear her teachers wherever they are in the school and although this is another thing that makes her different to her classmates, she learns to view this in a positive way. She realises it is her super power and so the superhero El Deafo is born.

This is a great story about growing up; the highs, the lows, the embarrassments and the triumphs. These moments are enhanced by the graphic format of the story, which helps to add detail and humour in a way that I was not expecting.

This is an author and genre that I’d definitely look out for again.

An insight into the frustrations of hearing loss and school life with hearing aids. Graphic fiction is very accessible. Recommended to help understanding.

I loved how this book spoke about hearing problems. I read this book about 5 times. It was great.

Cece is an amazing girl who tries so hard at everything she does about how she overcomes any challenges

This graphic novel is a brilliant look at the life of Cece as she moves through life using her hearing aids to help her.

This covers a range of emotions and insecurities that will be familiar to many children. The worry of how people see you and also the ups and downs of friendships.

This book is a brilliant way to help all children understand more about hearing loss and the ways that we can communicate with others who are Deaf or have some form of hearing loss.

This was only the second graphic novel I have read and I enjoyed it. I will be passing this book on.

It is an American book so does have some vocabulary that we do generally use in the UK but that doesn’t take away from it.

Would recommend for age 9+

El Deafo is a fictional book based on the life of Cece Bell when she lost her hearing. I like how they have stories in her about fighting mean people. I would recommend this to kids.

It was interesting because one of the characters name's was the author's.

The first graphic novel I have read for a while. Loved how the main character was depicted through pictures and words. As a reader, you are able to empathise with the challenges of becoming deaf when a young child and how this can impact on different areas of life. Somehow Cece Bell manages to educate the reader at the same time and entertaining them. A gem of a book!

It's a lovely, heart-warming personal memoir of a girl coming to terms with deafness and her hearing aid.