Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir) Grade 5 Battle of the Books 2025-2026 someone who will always be

someone who will always be there -- a best friend

or even about what the future holds

But what happens next

Christine Battuz's expressive illustrations use tenderness and a touch of humor to complement the emotional level of the text

flowing like a river around the tree— getting out of its way

Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir) Grade 5 Battle of the Books 2025-2026 someone who will always beThis 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 his family