Code talker : a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two / Joseph Bruchac.
After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.
Record details
- ISBN: 0803729219 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: 231 p. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Dial Books, c2005.
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Target Audience Note: | 910L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader 6.4 |
Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection. |
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Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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Code Talker : A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
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Code Talker : A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years. But now Joseph Bruchac brings their stories to life for young adults through the riveting fictional tale of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy who becomes a code talker. His grueling journey is eye-opening and inspiring. This deeply affecting novel honors all of those young men, like Ned, who dared to serve, and it honors the culture and language of the Navajo Indians.