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El Deafo by Cece Bell

October 19, 2016 by Amy Leave a Comment

El Deafo by Cece Bell is the autobiographical graphic novel that tells Bell’s story of being deaf from the age of four years old and her experiences growing up in a hearing world.   The graphic novel format was a particularly good vehicle for Cece Bell to use to tell her story.   There’s a feeling of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: autobiography, Comics, graphic novels, Newbery Award, Newbery Through the Decades

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

October 19, 2011 by Amy 8 Comments

Wonderstruck is a book that you read with great expectations, if you’ve read anything else by Brian Selznick.  Expectations run particularly high if you’ve read The Invention of Hugo Cabret (linked to my review), his Caldecott winner of a few years back.  This review at A Fuse 8 Production is the one that alerted me … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Juvenile Fiction, Picture Books Tagged: Armchair Cybils, Award Book, Cybils, Cybils 2011, graphic novels, Juvenile Fiction, Picture Books

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