02572cam a2200469 i 4500 789952343 TxAuBib 20230522120000.0 230120s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2023003771 9781338787610 HRD 24.99 1338787616 HRD 24.99 TxAuBib rda Aliu, Akim, author. Dreamer [GRAPHIC] / Akim Aliu ; written with Greg Anderson Elysée ; illustrated by Karen De la Vega and Marcus Williams ; lettering by Micah Myers. First edition. New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Kaepernick Publishing, 2023. 118 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Chiefly illustrations. 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. Provided by publisher. 20230522. Aliu, Akim Juvenile literature. Aliu, Akim Comic books, strips, etc. Hockey players Biography Juvenile literature. Hockey players Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Multiracial people Ukraine Biography Juvenile literature. Multiracial people Ukraine Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Multiracial people Canada Biography Juvenile literature. Immigrants Canada Biography Juvenile literature. Immigrants Canada Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Autobiographies. Graphic novels for children. Anderson-Elysaee, Greg, author. Vega, Karen de la, artist. Williams, Marcus, (Comic book artist), artist.