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Dec 29, 2020 Angie rated it it was ok

Shelves: elementary-library

I wanted to love this book. It was on one of my kids' Battle of the Books list sometime in the last few years so it's been on my TBR pile for a while. Winter break baby! Read ALL the things! But... I'm the first to admit that GN isn't my genre of preference, so that already puts me in a weird position to read and review this book. And although I appreciated the perspective and honesty in Bell's telling of her story, I was really bothered by two things in particular. The use of Cece's superpower ...more

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Dec 31, 2019 Sarah rated it liked it

Shelves: memoir-and-bio, graphic-novel

This children's graphic novel is about growing up, being different, fitting in, and finding people who love you no matter what. Cece Bell loses her hearing after an illness as a kid in the 70s. She learns to communicate using a combo of hearing aids and lip reading, but often struggles with the limitations at the time.
I enjoyed the slice of life look into some aspects of deaf culture and what it was like to grow up hearing impaired and finding friends who just really get you. Cece has successes ...more

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Oct 01, 2015 Stacy 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

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Jan 20, 2020 Laurie rated it really liked it

Shelves: graphic-novels, 2020, mttbr2020

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.

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