My name was hussein
Dublin Core
Title
My name was hussein
Description
Hussein is a young boy who lives in Bulgaria. He and his family are Muslim and are forced to give up their identities when soldiers come. Hussein is renamed Harry but he holds onto his real name and faith traditions. A pictorial view of this is depicted throughout the story as Hussein tries to understand what is happening around him.
Author
Kyuchukov, Hristo
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, Inc.
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
Illustrator
Allan Eitzen
ISBN
1-56397-964-0
City of Publication
Honesdale, PA
Year of Publication
2004
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Erin Entroup, 2006
Tags
art, author's note, autobiography, bulgaria, celebration, change, clothing, conflict resolution, confusion, cooking, cooperation, coping, decision making, ethnic, family, fear, feelings, generations, grandparents, history, holidays, loss, mosque, multicultural, muslim, nonverbal communication, parents, prejudice, ramadan, religion, sadness, siblings, verbal communication, village
Citation
Kyuchukov, Hristo, “My name was hussein,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed April 3, 2025, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13738.