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Kyuchukov, Hristo

My Name Was Hussein

32 pp. | Boyds | April, 2004 | Trade ISBN 1-56397-964-0 $$15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Allan Eitzen. This book describes the swift change in the idyllic life of a young Muslim boy in Bulgaria when the government forces his family to Christianize their names. While the simple language and dramatic illustrations will generate empathy, the situation is not given enough context to make it truly involving; the book's theme seems constrained by the limitations of the picture book form.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton

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