Description
| Product ID: | 9781338787603 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir) |
| Authors: | Author: Akim Aliu, Marcus Williams, Karen De la Vega, Greg Anderson Elysee |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Ice hockey, Ice hockey, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Sports and outdoor recreation, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and peer pressure, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage), Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: bullying, violence & abuse (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: racism & multiculturalism (Children's / Teenage), Ukraine, Nigeria, Canada, Interest age: from c 8 years |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A riveting graphic novel that reminds us to never stop dreaming. This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of professionalathlete and activist Akim Aliu's incredible life as a hockeyprodigy in Canada. 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 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 |
| Imprint Name: | Scholastic US |
| Publisher Name: | Scholastic US |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-02-02 |
