Dreamer
Título
:
Dreamer
Akim, Aliu
Resumen
:
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.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
:
2023
Descripción física
:
118 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
2026 Young Reader’s Choice Award YRCA Intermediate nominee
Materia personal
:
Aliu, Akim, 1989--Comic books, strips, etc.
Término de la materia
:
Hockey players -- Canada -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Black people -- Canada -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Racism against Black people -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Género
:
Autobiographical comics.
Sports comics.
Nonfiction comics.
Autor añadido
:
Anderson-Elysée, Greg,
Vega, Karen de la,
Williams, Marcus (Comic book artist),
Síntesis
:
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
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9781338787610
9781338787603
Información de publicación
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New York, New York : Scholastic, 2023.
©2023
Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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Stratford | FIC ALI | Book | 30577000462102 | Se vence 3/03/25 |