Cece Bell
Ages 8–12
The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower."
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Cece's hearing aid becomes a superpower and a problem in the same panel. Deafness as a life, not a metaphor for not listening.
Ages 8-12. Deaf and hard-of-hearing kids. Friends who need the friendship plot, not a medical one.
When does the Phonic Ear help, and when does it get in the way of being a kid?
Let them pick the page where Cece is funniest. Start there, not with the diagnosis.
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