Stuck with meningitis as a four year old, Cece Bell was left without her hearing. Growing up, she dealt with annoying hearing aids and feeling different from all the other kids around her. Now an award winning writer and illustrator (and not to mention, Tom Angleberger's wife!), Cece takes her personal story and turns it into triumph through her new-found superpowers in El Deafo. Here she transforms people of her past into rabbit characters to tell her childhood memoir in this delightfully illustrated, touching and empowering graphic novel for kids. Even kids who do not have disabilities will make a positive connection with the characters in this book.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
El Deafo: A New Young Superhero
Stuck with meningitis as a four year old, Cece Bell was left without her hearing. Growing up, she dealt with annoying hearing aids and feeling different from all the other kids around her. Now an award winning writer and illustrator (and not to mention, Tom Angleberger's wife!), Cece takes her personal story and turns it into triumph through her new-found superpowers in El Deafo. Here she transforms people of her past into rabbit characters to tell her childhood memoir in this delightfully illustrated, touching and empowering graphic novel for kids. Even kids who do not have disabilities will make a positive connection with the characters in this book.
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