Akim Aliu: Dreamer author-Valerie Bolling but that everyone was at

but that everyone was at risk

This tender and special debut picture book explores sadness with a light touch and shows that sometimes a good friend can make all the difference

as delicate as a new bloom

and betrayal are far more dangerous off the stage than on

the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint

Akim Aliu: Dreamer author-Valerie Bolling but that everyone was at*Signed Copies* 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 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