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Cece Bell

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Born
in Richmond, Virginia, The United States
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Genre
Children's, Graphic Novels, Memoir

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Alice and Martin Provensen, Arnold Lobel, James Marshall, Raina Telgem ...more

Member Since
November 2014


I'm an author and an illustrator, and sadly not a jazz pianist. I live in an old church in the hills of Virginia with my husband, author Tom Angleberger. I work right next door in a new-ish barn. I've written and illustrated a bunch of books for kids and was lucky enough to get a Geisel Honor for one of 'em. If you want to know more about my hearing loss or my childhood (or both), check out my first graphic novel, El Deafo. It's only slightly fictionalized, honest! I'm at www.cecebell.com if you want to see more weird stuff. ...more

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"Why do you choose to represent your characters as rabbits?"
Cece Bell Because rabbits have big ears. I thought it would be a perfect visual metaphor to portray myself as the only rabbit in a crowd of rabbits whose ears d…moreBecause rabbits have big ears. I thought it would be a perfect visual metaphor to portray myself as the only rabbit in a crowd of rabbits whose ears do not work. Also, as a kid, I felt very conspicuous with my hearing aid cords going up to my ears...and showing those cords going way up over my head into my rabbit ears is pretty close to how I thought others must be perceiving me. Finally, you can't top rabbits for cuteness!(less)
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Our fifth grade students want to know: What was your favorite part of this book?
Cece Bell I think all the Mike Miller/first crush stuff. I cracked myself up while working on those parts where I get all spacey and lovey-dovey for him. And it…moreI think all the Mike Miller/first crush stuff. I cracked myself up while working on those parts where I get all spacey and lovey-dovey for him. And it's so fun to draw hearts all over everything!(less)
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“And being different? That turned out to be the best part of all. I found that with a little creativity, and a lot of dedication, any difference can be turned into something amazing. Our differences are our superpowers.”
― Cece Bell, El Deafo
tags: creativity, different, superpower, superpowers
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“Oh, why do I even care what other people think?”
― Cece Bell, El Deafo
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“And being different? That turned out to the best part of all. I found that with a little creativity, and a lot of dedication, any difference can be turned into something amazing. Our differences are our superpowers.”
― Cece Bell, El Deafo
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Parents of Tweens...: Newbery Honor Books 9 62 Feb 16, 2014 09:22PM  
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Mock Newbery 2024: December Read - El Deafo 20 133 Jan 14, 2015 11:41AM  
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