I’m a mom, and I try to teach my kids about other people, and to be nice people, even when meeting some one new, and especially some one who is different. I went to school with two deaf classmates. So that we could learn to communicate with them, the school taught us sign language for free. This free instruction has been beneficial many times in my life, even if I have to finger spell a lot of words, or ask those I’m communicating with to slow down so I can keep up. Anyway, that isn’t the point. The point is, El Deafo had been on our library’s featured shelf for a while, and I had been ignoring it. Finally I decided to give it a chance, and checked it out. The story inside was so great, that I had my kids read it too.

Change is never easy in any part of life. In my 30 odd years on this planet, I resist change more than ever. Since our time in the military, we’ve become a routine based family, and I do my best to avoid dramatic changes when ever possible. For Cece in El Deafo, I can’t imagine what it would be like to be a healthy person, especially a young child, then get sick, and eventually lose your hearing.

This heartfelt graphic novel doesn’t just explain Cece’s journey, but it explains it in a way that was even for even my eight year old son to understand.

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