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Akim Aliu emphasizes that Dreamer should be your subsequent graphic memoir

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Kids playing ice hockey outside Ice Hockey It was Sunday afternoon, an African American man, Jaxon was taking sunbathing at Jumeirah beach in Dubai after having fun in water. Suddenly, he heard alert notification sound from his smartphone, so swiped mobile screen to read. It was novel review on graphic memoir so he decided to read after adjusting umbrella hanging on beach chair to evade from sun rays. Akim Aliu: Dreamer - Growing Up Black in the World of Ice Hockey is co-authored by Akim Aliu and Greg Anderson Elysée and illustratrated by Karen De la Vega and Marcus Williams, was published on February 7, 2023. Akim Aliu, Akim's Family, Bill Peters and Hockey Diversity Alliance Members are the main characters of graphic memoir. Akim Aliu shed his own life experience with readers. How difficult was it as black player to find his own place in the field of hockey. When Akim Aliu saw a dream of becoming outstanding player, it was not easy but he took courage and tried to beat the odds...