Dreamer
Title
:
Dreamer
Personal Author EPSB
:
Akim, Aliu
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.
Year Published
:
2023
Physical Description
:
118 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Awards
:
2026 Young Reader’s Choice Award YRCA Intermediate nominee
Personal Subject
:
Aliu, Akim, 1989--Comic books, strips, etc.
Subject
:
Hockey players -- Canada -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Black people -- Canada -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Racism against Black people -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre
:
Autobiographical comics.
Sports comics.
Nonfiction comics.
Added Author
:
Anderson-Elysée, Greg,
Vega, Karen de la,
Williams, Marcus (Comic book artist),
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.
ISBN
:
9781338787610
9781338787603
Publisher
:
New York, New York : Scholastic, 2023.
©2023
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Stratford | FIC ALI | Book | 30577000462102 | Due 3/3/25 |