Dreamer

Titre
Dreamer

Akim, Aliu

Sommaire
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.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2023

Description matérielle
118 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm

2026 Young Reader’s Choice Award YRCA Intermediate nominee

Vedette-matière - nom de personne
Aliu, Akim, 1989--Comic books, strips, etc.

Terme de vedette-matière
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.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Anderson-Elysée, Greg,
 
Vega, Karen de la,
 
Williams, Marcus (Comic book artist),

Résumé
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.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781338787610
 
9781338787603

Informations de publication
New York, New York : Scholastic, 2023.
 
©2023


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
WestbrookGN ALIBook30197000242915Graphic Novels
WestbrookGN ALIBook30197000242972Graphic Novels