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Akim Aliu: Dreamer GN (2023 Scholastic Graphix) A Graphic Memoir comic books

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    Akim Aliu: Dreamer GN (2023 Scholastic Graphix) A Graphic Memoir 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by Greg Anderson Elysee. Art and cover by Karen De la Vega.

    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.

    Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

    Cover price $14.99.