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El Deafo
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Julie
Feb 05, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Please read this! Such an amazing story. Loved everything about Cece...and I just discovered she's married to Tom Angleberger. Bonus! ...more
Sarah
Down to its name, this book is a quirky and sensitive portrayal of the author's childhood as a kid with a disability. Bell is deaf, and this graphic memoir (somewhat fictionalized?) is a both fun and moving look at what it was like to be a student and just a kid in general with a disability in an environment in which there were generally no other deaf kids. The story is told remarkably well, and Bell does a beautiful job depicting her life in a way that will both empower kids with disabilities a ...more
Stacy
Oct 01, 2015 rated it really liked it
What a lovely story! This would be a great read for anyone loves "Wonder" or "Sisters" or "Smiles." The story of our author - who after a bout of meningitis at age 4, becomes mostly deaf. The pictures are charming and her story is uplifting. I loved it. ...more
taeli
Mar 04, 2015 rated it liked it
finished 3/4/15
Laurie
Jan 20, 2020 rated it really liked it
Really nice graphic novel about a girl growing up with greatly reduced hearing and a very noticeable hearing aid. In an afterward the author says she wanted to make the reader understand her emotions at the time, and the book 100% succeeds at that.
Kelly
Sep 28, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shelves: own
Jennie Lopez
Nov 01, 2014 rated it did not like it
Shelves: kids, graphic-novels
Jessica Haider
Dec 02, 2014 rated it really liked it
Alexis
Feb 02, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shelves: juvenile, newbery
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Linnea
Mar 21, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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May 12, 2016 marked it as to-read
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Wendy
Dec 22, 2018 marked it as wishlist
Melissa
Apr 07, 2019 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya
Adjrun
Apr 12, 2020 rated it it was amazing
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Patty
Dec 27, 2021 rated it it was amazing
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