Author

Title Akim Aliu : dreamer / Marcus Williams. [Boundless electronic resource]

Edition

First edition.

Publication Info.

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

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Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3118704~S1

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Description	1 online resource (118 pages) : color illustrations
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Summary	This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of professional athlete and activist Akim Aliu's incredible life as a hockey prodigy in Canada.Akim Aliu -- also known as "Dreamer" -- is a Nigerian born, Ukrainian Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at everyone turn. This graphic novel tells Akim's incredible story, from being the only black child in his Ukrainian school, to having his teeth bashed in by a racist teammate in the Ontario junior league. A gut-wrenching and riveting graphic novel memoir that reminds us to never stop dreaming, this story is sure to inspire young readers everywhere."With honesty and courage, Akim Aliu's Dreamer will inspire readers of all ages to move confidently in the direction of their future." - Colin Kaepernick
Note	Chiefly illustrations.
System Details	Requires Boundless App.
Subject	Aliu, Akim -- Juvenile literature.
	Aliu, Akim -- Comic books, strips, etc.
	Aliu, Akim, 1989-
	Hockey players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Hockey players -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
	Racially mixed people -- Ukraine -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Racially mixed people -- Ukraine -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
	Racially mixed people -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Racially mixed people -- Canada -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
	Immigrants -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Immigrants -- Canada -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
	Hockey players -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc.
	Black people -- Canada -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
	Aliu, Akim -- Cartoons and comics.
	Hockey players -- Cartoons and comics.
	Multiracial people -- Ukraine -- Cartoons and comics.
	Multiracial people -- Canada -- Cartoons and comics.
	Immigrants -- Cartoons and comics.
Genre	Autobiographies.
	Graphic novels.
Added Author	Anderson-Elysée, Greg, author.
	Vega, Karen de la, artist.
	Williams, Marcus (Comic book artist), artist.
Other Form:	Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Aliu, Akim. Dreamer New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Kaepernick Publishing, 2023 9781338787603 (NjBwBT)bl2023003771
ISBN	9781338787627
	1338787624

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