There is a screening test once the child is born, and if an alteration is detected, it has to be studied further. I live in a country where the social security provides for your loss of hearing. But this stereotype is becoming less and less common nowadays. The picture someone has when thinking about deaf people is the person who hears nothing and says nothing and communicates via sign language. This is not the first book about deaf people I’ve read but I always got the impression authors have deafness kind of “idealized”. I’m not going to show any other picture from the book because I’d end up highlighting everything and you’d kill me in the process. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why I wanted to read this book.

This funny perceptive graphic novel memoir about growing up hearing impaired is also an unforgettable book about growing up, and all the super and super embarrassing moments along the way. Can Cece channel her powers into finding the thing she wants most, a true friend? But the funny thing about being a superhero is that it's just another way of feeling different. Maybe even superpower! Cece is on her way to becoming El Deafo, Listener for All. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom, but anywhere her teacher is in school - in the hallway. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Starting at 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.

El deafo by cece bell