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Dreamer / Akim Aliu ; written with Greg Anderson Elyseé ; illustrated by Karen De la Vega and Marcus Williams ; edited by Michael Petranek ; lettering by Micah Myers ; color by Warnia Sahadewa.
Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books GV848.5.A45 A3 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aliu, Akim, 1989- author.
- Anderson-Elysée, Greg, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aliu, Akim, 1989---Comic books, strips, etc.
- Aliu, Akim.
- Aliu, Akim, 1989---Juvenile literature.
- Hockey players--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Hockey players.
- Hockey players--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Black people--Canada--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Black people.
- Black people--Canada--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Racism against Black people--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Racism against Black people.
- Racism against Black people--Juvenile literature.
- Racism.
- Cartoons and comics.
- Graphic novels.
- Canada.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Graphic novels.
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Juvenile works.
- Autobiographical comics.
- Nonfiction comics.
- Sports comics.
- Physical Description:
- 118 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Akim Aliu : dreamer
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic : Kaepernick Publishing, 2023.
- Summary:
- "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."-- Back cover.
- Notes:
- "A graphic novel memoir" -- Cover.
- "Growing up black in the world of hockey" -- Cover.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781338787603
- 1338787608
- 9781668876107
- 1668876108
- 9781338787610
- 1338787616
- OCLC:
- 1350636251
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