Description: This is a middle grade memoir in graphic novel format. The author, Cece, lost her hearing at age 4 from meningitis. The book describes her efforts to fit in and find friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid.
Plot: At age 4, Cece has meningitis and loses her hearing. In kindergarten, she attends a school where all the students have hearing loss. Then in first grade, she is mainstreamed into a regular school where she reads lips and uses a bulky but effective hearing aid. She tries to keep up with her studies and make friends.
Characterization: All the characters are drawn as rabbits, which made me think of the series Arthur by Marc Brown. Arthur is an aardvark, but these rabbits were similar. I was somewhat disappointed in that the characters weren't as developed as I would have preferred. I'm not sure whether this is a function of the graphic novel format or not, because this is the only graphic novel I've read. But I did think the plot moved a bit too fast, it didn't give much time for development.
Setting: Roanoke Virginia. Not much description in the text, but it is a graphic novel, so scenes were drawn.
Other: Newbery Honor Book. Gives kids an insight into the thoughts of other children who are living with a disability.
Overall: I enjoyed this story, even tho I'm not the intended demographic.
Grade: B
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