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'''When You Reach Me'''<br>
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'''El Deafo'''<br>
'''Author:''' Stead, Rebecca<br>
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'''Author:''' Bell, Cece<br>
'''[https://amzn.to/3fZOQtZ Buy at Amazon] | [https://bookshop.org/a/15682/9780375850868 BookShop.org]<br><br>'''
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'''[https://amzn.to/3mrHu3t Buy at Amazon] | [https://bookshop.org/a/15682/9781419712173 BookShop.org]<br><br>'''
 
'''Time Period:''' Modern Age <br>
 
'''Time Period:''' Modern Age <br>
'''Time Frame:''' 1979<br>
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'''Time Frame:''' 1970<br>
 
'''Geographic Area:''' North America<br>
 
'''Geographic Area:''' North America<br>
 
'''Country:''' United States<br>
 
'''Country:''' United States<br>
'''Topics:''' American Life, Time Travel<br>
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'''Topics:''' American Life, Disabilities<br>
'''Genre:''' Historical Fantasy <br>
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'''Genre:''' Non Fiction, Biography <br>
 
'''Reading Age:''' Middle Grade, Upper Middle Grade<br>
 
'''Reading Age:''' Middle Grade, Upper Middle Grade<br>
'''Format:''' Novel<br>
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'''Format:''' Graphic Novel<br>
'''Published:''' 2009
 
 
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'''''[[American History|American History]]''' > [[Modern Age Booklist|Modern Age]] > 1970s''
 
'''''[[American History|American History]]''' > [[Modern Age Booklist|Modern Age]] > 1970s''
  
This Newbery Medal winner that has been called "smart and mesmerizing," (The New York Times) and "superb" (The Wall Street Journal) will appeal to readers of all types, especially those who are looking for a thought-provoking mystery with a mind-blowing twist.
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The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning graphic novel memoir from Cece Bell
 
   
 
   
Shortly after a fall-out with her best friend, sixth-grader Miranda starts receiving mysterious notes, and she doesn’t know what to do. The notes tell her that she must write a letter—a true story, and that she can’t share her mission with anyone.
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Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece’s class was deaf. Here, she’s different. She’s 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.
 
   
 
   
It would be easy to ignore the strange messages, except that whoever is leaving them has an uncanny ability to predict the future. If that is the case, then Miranda has a big problem—because the notes tell her that someone is going to die, and she might be too late to stop it.
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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?
 
'''Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction''' <br>
 
'''A New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book'''<br>
 
'''Five Starred Reviews'''<br>
 
'''A Junior Library Guild Selection'''
 
  
 
==Emily's Review==
 
==Emily's Review==
This is such a quiet, introspective book. At its core, it is a story about friendship and learning how to become separate from each other while still being friends. Also, it's one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read.
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My daughter and I read this together (she read it to me for independent reading) and we both loved it. She said this is her new favorite book and has already started it over.
  
Miranda is a 6th grader in 1970s NYC. She and her best friend Sal have suddenly grown apart, her mother is practicing to compete on $20,000 Pyramid, and she starts getting these strange notes from a mysterious person who seems to know about things before they happen.
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This is a memoir about the author's childhood and growing up deaf, told in graphic novel format. The illustrations are adorable, and the story is fun and sweet. I love books that allow me to see the world from a different perspective. Cece copes with being the only deaf kid in her class by inventing a superhero identity - El Deafo. She sees her phonic ear hearing aid as a super power! This story does a fantastic job of showing kids that differences can be a superpower and that we shouldn't treat people who are different from us as if they aren't capable of doing things. I highly recommend picking this up!
 
 
The writing is lyrical and beautiful, and the story has a great sense of time and place. It felt like the late 1970s, there is some commentary about latchkey kids, kids being on their own and learning to be street smart, but also reliable adults who are there to guide and care for them.
 
 
 
The scifi element of the story is complex but also done in a way that I think is easy to understand, yet doesn't dumb it down for kids. It also parallels A Wrinkle in Time, another of my all-time favorite books.
 
 
 
I love this story so much and I think that it will someday be considered a children's classic.
 
  
 
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El Deafo
Author: Bell, Cece
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Time Period: Modern Age
Time Frame: 1970
Geographic Area: North America
Country: United States
Topics: American Life, Disabilities
Genre: Non Fiction, Biography
Reading Age: Middle Grade, Upper Middle Grade
Format: Graphic Novel

American History > Modern Age > 1970s

The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning graphic novel memoir from Cece Bell

Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece’s class was deaf. Here, she’s different. She’s 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?

Emily's Review

My daughter and I read this together (she read it to me for independent reading) and we both loved it. She said this is her new favorite book and has already started it over.

This is a memoir about the author's childhood and growing up deaf, told in graphic novel format. The illustrations are adorable, and the story is fun and sweet. I love books that allow me to see the world from a different perspective. Cece copes with being the only deaf kid in her class by inventing a superhero identity - El Deafo. She sees her phonic ear hearing aid as a super power! This story does a fantastic job of showing kids that differences can be a superpower and that we shouldn't treat people who are different from us as if they aren't capable of doing things. I highly recommend picking this up!

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