El Deafo : youth book discussion kit = [Super Sorda] / Cece Bell

**__New__ __York Times__ Bestseller A 2015 Newbery Honor Book** Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful—and very awkward—hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear—sometimes things she shouldn’t—but also isolates her from her classmates. She really just wants to fit in and find a true friend, someone who appreciates her as she is. After some trouble, she is finally able to harness the power of the Phonic Ear and become “El Deafo, Listener for All.” And more importantly, declare a place for herself in the world and find the friend she’s longed for. PRAISE FOR __EL DEAFO__ **STARRED REVIEWS** "A standout autobiography. Someone readers will enjoy getting to know." --__Publishers Weekly,__ starred review "Worthy of a superhero." --__Kirkus Reviews__, starred review "This empowering autobiographical story belongs right next to Raina Telgemeier’s __Smile__ (2011) and Liz Prince’s __Tomboy__." --__Booklist__ Starting A New School Is Scary, Even More So With A Giant Hearing Aid Strapped To Your Chest. At Her Old School, Everyone In Cece's Class Was Deaf. Here She Is Different. She Is Sure The Kids Are Staring At The Phonic Ear, The Powerful Aid That Will Help Her Hear Her Teacher. Too Bad It Also Seems Certain To Repel Potential Friends. Then Cece Makes A Startling Discovery. With The Phonic Ear She Can Hear Her Teacher Not Just In The Classroom, But Anywhere Her Teacher Is In The School -- In The Hallway ... In The Teacher's Lounge ... In The Bathroom! This Is Power, Maybe Even Superpower. Cece Is On Her Way To Becoming El Deafo, Listener For All. But The Funny Thing About Being A Superhero Is That It's Just Another Way Of Feeling Different ... And Lonely. Can Cece Channel Her Powers Into Finding The Thing She Wants Most, A True Friend? Cece Bell ; Color By David Lasky. Accelerated Reader Ar 2.7 2.0 168404. Mcpl Reading Counts Rc 3.4 7.0. Bdt Newbery Medal Honor Book, 2015 Pacific Northwest Library Association (pnla), Young Reader's Choice Award (yrca), Junior Division, 2017 South Dakota Teen Choice Book Award (middle School), 2014-2015 Accelerated Reader Mg 2.7 2. Accelerated Reader Ar Mg 2.7 2 168404. **El Deafo** is an amazing book! It is a wonderful story as it tells about a girl who loses her hearing one day and she has a whole new life waiting for her! She makes new friends and discovers new ways to do things like one time she was at her friends sleepover "she turned of her hearing aid on her" isn't that so cool!? Any age can read this book because it is a wonderful true story!