Dreamer
(2023)

Fiction

Book

Call Numbers:
J/GN/ALIU,A

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Graphic Novels J/GN/ALIU,A Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic : Kaepernick Publishing., 2023
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

118 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781338787603, 1338787608 :, 1338787608, 9781338787603
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

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. "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 --Amazon

GN580L

Decoding demand: 93 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 83 (very high) Structure demand: 87 (very high)

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