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Code Talker
A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
By Bruchac, Joseph
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80372-921-6
- Publisher
- New York : Dial Books, c2005.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2005
Gr 5-Up In the measured tones of a Native American storyteller, Bruchac assumes the persona of a Navajo grandfather telling his grandchildren about his World War II experiences. Protagonist Ned Begay starts with his early schooling at an Anglo boarding school, where the Navajo language is forbidden, and continues through his Marine career as a "code talker," explaining his long silence until "de-classified" in 1969. Begay...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
