El Deafo Nicole Zaridze Anne Mette Kærulf Lorentzen tells

Anne Mette Kærulf Lorentzen tells her coming-out story with charming sensitivity and a loving humour

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who live as seals in the sea but become humans on land

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El Deafo Nicole Zaridze Anne Mette Kærulf Lorentzen tellsBy Cece Bell. Published by Amulet Books. Softcover, 248 pages, Colour, 2014. The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning graphic novel memoir from Cece Bell El Deafo is now streaming on Apple TV+. The Guardian called the animated series: "Sweet, funny, poignant and definitely not just for kids." Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Ceces