It was Sunday afternoon, an African American man, Jaxon was taking sunbathing at Jumeirah beach in Dubai after having fun in water.
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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, 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.
As Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player, he even lost one of his teeth as a result of attack by his teammate Steve Downie. How he struggled against racism, reading this graphic memoir would definitely leave a lasting impressions to the minds of young readers.
In the conclusion, when Jaxon finished reading, shared graphic novel memoir review, Akim Aliu dreamer with his followers on Facebook.
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