Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein vs While You Were Away, Daddy: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: War Fiction, War, Children's fiction

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein Jennifer Roy · 2018 ★★★★☆ 3.9 176 pages · ≈ 3 h 16 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of While You Were Away, Daddy

While You Were Away, Daddy Alison Keller · 2005 ★★★★☆ 3.8 36 pages · ≈ 40 min · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
While You Were Away, Daddy is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein.

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