Bell,
C. (2014). El Deafo. NY: Abrams.
The general subject of El Deafo centers around its author’s childhood. Cece Bell grew up being bullied by her peers
due to her using a hearing aid. Cece
finds a way to lie to her peers about her hearing aids and she becomes, “El
Deafo.” Cece Bell creates this imaginary
character that takes on a heroic role within the story.
Extras found in the book include “A note from the
author”, “Acknowledgements”, followed by a short paragraph by Cece Bell with a
picture of her as a child wearing her hearing aids. Readers of all ages can
enjoy the story, but most intended for middle school students and young
adults. Roller girl by Victoria Jamieson, Sunny side up by Jennifer L. Holm, and Hiden: A child’s story of the
Holocaust by Loic Dauviller would be appropriate books to tackle similar
topics. El Deafo meets the social developmental criteria because
Cece obviously struggles to maintain friendships while being afflicted with
hearing aids.
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