Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two, (Hardcover)

from melissavenable

Written in the voice of a grandfather passing along his story to his grandchildren, this novel introduces life on a reservation, Indian Schools, Army induction and training... Bruchac also presents key Pacific battles of WWII from the perspective of a foot soldier responsible for communication th...

from dretallick

loved the book. it tells the story of being a Navajo code translator in world war 2. The book talks about the fights he and his fellow solders went through. The Navajo language was used through the comunications in world war 2 because it was the only language that the Japaneses could not break.

from LibrarianMaven

This YA fiction portrayal of the importance of the Navajo code talkers on the Pacific front of WWII will grab readers. Bruchac integrates Navajo culture without the novel feeling voyeuristic, and importantly starts the novel before WWII with the narrator being sent to a boarding school- readers f...

from Mparis

This is the story told by a Navajo grandfather about his harrowing, yet gratifying experience as a Navajo code talker in WWII. Ned Begay grew up being forced to learn English in a boarding school. He joins the marines when they recruit 29 young Navajo men for a special mission. They develop a cod...

from sweetiegherkin

This book tells the story of a largely unknown piece of World War II history - the role of Navajo Indians in creating a secret code to keep military secrets out of the hands of the Japanese. The story begins with Ned Begay, a Navajo boy, going off to boarding school to learn English. In school, t...