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Dreamer / by Akim Aliu ; written with Greg Anderson Elysée ; illustrated by Karen De la Vega and Marcus Williams.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic/Kaepernick Publishing, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 118 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781338787603
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 796.962092 23
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.
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J Graphic Hanover Public Library Shelves JFIC ALIU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001241869

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

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.

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