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Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein

by Jennifer Roy
Ali Fadhil
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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.
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Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781705214114
  • File size: 105017 KB
  • Release date: April 14, 2020
  • Duration: 03:38:47

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  • ISBN: 9781705214114
  • File size: 105029 KB
  • Release date: April 14, 2020
  • Duration: 03:38:46
  • Number of parts: 3
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:560
Text Difficulty:2-3

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.
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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction