Title:
Dreamer
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic : Kaepernick Publishing., 2023.
©2023
Physical Description:
118 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781338787603
Abstract:
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.
General Note:
"A graphic novel memoir"--Cover.
"Growing up black in the world of hockey"--Cover.
Personal Subject:
Language:
English