Description: Further DetailsTitle: Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir)Condition: NewEAN: 9781338787603ISBN: 9781338787603Publisher: Scholastic USFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/02/2023Description: A riveting graphic novel that reminds us to never stop dreaming. 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 ice 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. "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 Full-colour illustration Sure to inspire young readers everywhere Akim has partnered with the Time to Dream Foundation and the Hockey Diversity Alliance to help their mission to eradicate racism and intolerance in hockey Akim continues to play hockey professionally in EuropeLanguage: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 152mmItem Length: 222mmItem Width: 10mmItem Weight: 260gAuthor: Akim Aliu, Greg Anderson ElyséeIllustrator: Marcus Williams, Karen De la VegaContributor: Marcus Williams (Illustrated by), Karen De la Vega (Illustrated by)Genre: Children's ReferenceTopic: Society & Culture, Sports & Hobbies, Children's BooksIntended Audience: Ages 9-12, 7 and upISBN-10: 1338787608Type: Literature & FictionRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir)
Title: Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir)
EAN: 9781338787603
ISBN: 9781338787603
Release Date: 02/02/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Karen De la Vega (Illustrated by)
Intended Audience: 7 and up
ISBN-10: 1338787608
Type: Literature & Fiction
Book Title: Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir)
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated
Topic: Comics & Graphic Novels / Biography, General, Computers / General, Comics & Graphic Novels / Social Topics
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2023
Illustrator: De La Vega, Karen, Williams, Marcus, Yes
Genre: Sports & Recreation, Young Adult Nonfiction
Item Weight: 8.9 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Greg Anderson Elysee, Akim Aliu
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
