Playing Atari With Saddam Hussein: Based On A True Story

At the start of 1991, eleven-year-old Ali Fadhil has a lot to be happy about: neighborhood 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 and Ali's world changes forever.

Based on contributor Ali Fadhil's childhood growing up in Iraq, this is a compelling, accessible story about an ordinary kid growing up in the devastating shadow of war.