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Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

Resource Type

Book - Child

Description

Product Description "The United States is at war, and sixteen-year-old Ned Begay wants to join the cause—especially when he hears that Navajos are being specifically recruited by the Marine Corps. So he claims he's old enough to enlist, breezes his way through boot camp, and suddenly finds himself involved in a top-secret task, one that's exclusively performed by Navajos. He has become a code talker. Now Ned must brave some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with his native Navajo language as code, send crucial messages back and forth to aid in the conflict against Japan. His experiences in the Pacific—from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima and beyond—will leave him forever changed."

Ages

9 years - 16 years.

Languages

English

ISBN

0142405965

Author

Joseph Bruchac

Publication

2006 Puffin

Availability

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