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

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

Name: Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Brand: Dial Press
SKU: 9780803729216
Price: 13.39 USD
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Throughout World War II, Navajo code talkers played a vital role by sending messages in an unbreakable code using their native language. They endured intense fighting, ultimately saving numerous American... Read more

Throughout World War II, Navajo code talkers played a vital role by sending messages in an unbreakable code using their native language. They endured intense fighting, ultimately saving numerous American lives. Joseph Bruchac's fictional tale, featuring sixteen-year-old Navajo boy Ned Begay, brings their stories to life. Ned's journey as a code talker is both eye-opening and inspiring, honoring the bravery of young men like him and celebrating Navajo culture and language.

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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.