El Deafo

Cece Bell

eBook - 2014

#1 New York Times Bestseller! Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series!Winner, John Newbery Medal  What does it take for a student with hearing loss and a hearing aid to become a superhero!!?!?  Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece’s class was deaf. Here, she’s different. She’s sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends.  Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom but anywhere her teacher is in the school—in the hallway . . . in the teacher’s lo...unge . . . in the bathroom! This is power. Maybe even superpower! Cece is on her way to becoming El Deafo, Listener for All.  But the funny thing about being a superhero is... more