Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir) [eGraphic Novel]
Aliu, Akim2023
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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 Nigerian born, Ukrainian Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at everyone turn. This graphic novel tells Akim's incredible story, from being the only black child in his Ukrainian school, to having his teeth bashed in by a racist teammate in the Ontario junior league. A gut-wrenching and riveting graphic novel memoir that reminds us to never stop dreaming, this story is sure to inspire young readers everywhere.
Main title:
Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir) [eGraphic Novel] / Akim Aliu and Greg Anderson Elysée.
Author:
Imprint:
[United States] : Scholastic Inc., 2023.Made available through hoopla
Collation:
1 online resource (128 pages)
Audience:
Rated T
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access restrictions:
Instant title available through hoopla.
ISBN:
9781338787627 ((electronic bk.))1338787624 ((electronic bk.))
Language:
English
Subject:
Teen -- Comic books, strips, etcNonfiction -- Comic books, strips, etcBiography -- Comic books, strips, etcGraphic Novels -- Comic books, strips, etcGraphic novels -- Comic books, strips, etcYoung adult fiction -- Comic books, strips, etcNonfiction comicsElectronic booksGraphic novelsComics (Graphics works)
BRN:
586144
Electronic access:
https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/17202371?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh3225 - Instantly available on hoopla.https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/sca_9781338787627_180.jpeg - Cover image
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web | Ebooks | DOWNLOADABLE | check availability online (Set: 19 Jun 2025)Access resource |