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Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein : Based on a True Story by Jennifer Roy and Ali Fadhil (2019, Trade Paperback)
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein : Based on a True Story by Jennifer Roy and Ali Fadhil (2019, Trade Paperback)
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein : Based on a True Story by Jennifer Roy and Ali Fadhil (2019, Trade Paperback)

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein : Based on a True Story by Jennifer Roy and Ali Fadhil (2019, Trade Paperback)

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  • Author: Jennifer Roy, Ali Fadhil
  • Book Title: Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein : Based on a True Story
  • Dewey Decimal: 813.6
  • Dewey Edition: 23
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Genre: Juvenile Fiction
  • Grade From: Fifth Grade
  • Grade To: Seventh Grade
  • ISBN-10: 0358108829
  • ISBN-13: 9780358108825
  • Intended Audience: Juvenile Audience
  • Item Height: 0.5 in
  • Item Length: 8.1 in
  • Item Weight: 5.3 Oz
  • Item Width: 5.8 in
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: 176 Pages
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • Reviews: "What strikes are the mundane aspects of the brief war: going out to play and explore a familiar but ruined neighborhood, the boredom and fear of awaiting scheduled airstrikes, living with uncertainty about loved ones returning home. Still, there's room for optimism and humor despite Fadhil's harrowing experience. "-- Booklist "Roy ( Jars of Hope ) and Fadhil, an interpreter during Hussein's trial, offer a window into what Ali calls "the true Iraq" and a disturbing but accessible portrait of a civilian child's perspective on war."- Publishers Weekly "This blending of biography, historical fiction, and realistic fiction paints a vivid portrait of daily family life in Iraq and the trials many faced."-- School Library Journal, "What strikes are the mundane aspects of the brief war: going out to play and explore a familiar but ruined neighborhood, the boredom and fear of awaiting scheduled airstrikes, living with uncertainty about loved ones returning home. Still, there's room for optimism and humor despite Fadhil's harrowing experience."--Booklist "Roy (Jars of Hope) and Fadhil, an interpreter during Hussein's trial, offer a window into what Ali calls "the true Iraq" and a disturbing but accessible portrait of a civilian child's perspective on war."-Publishers Weekly "This blending of biography, historical fiction, and realistic fiction paints a vivid portrait of daily family life in Iraq and the trials many faced."--School Library Journal --
  • Synopsis: At the start of 1991, eleven-year-old Ali Fadhil was consumed by his love for soccer, video games, and American television shows. Then, on January 17, Iraq's dictator, Saddam Hussein, went to war with thirty-four nations led by the United States. Over the next forty-three days, Ali and his family survived bombings, food shortages, and constant fear. Ali and his brothers played soccer on the abandoned streets of their Basra neighborhood, wondering when or if their medic father would return from the war front. Cinematic, accessible, and timely, this is the story of one ordinary kid's view of life during war., See the Gulf War through the eyes of an ordinary eleven-year-old Iraqi boy in this accessible historical novel based on a true story. For fans of A Long Walk to Water and I Am Malala .
  • Topic: Historical / United States / General, General, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), People & Places / Middle East, Historical / Military & Wars
  • brand: HarperCollins
  • gtin13: 9780358108825

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Great book!