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Book

Dreamer

Author

Akim Aliu

Call Number

  • J GRAPHIC NOVEL 921 ALIU (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic : Kaepernick Publishing, 2023.

Physical Description

118 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary

"Akim Aliu -- also known as "Dreamer" -- is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim's incredible story, from being the only Black child in his Ukrainian community, to his family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to confronting the racist violence he often experienced both on and off the ice. This is a gut-wrenching and riveting graphic novel memoir that reminds us to never stop dreaming, and is sure to inspire young readers everywhere."--

Notes

"A graphic novel memoir" -- Cover.

"Growing up black in the world of hockey" -- Cover.

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