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Code talker : a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Education Library, University of British Columbia

2006
Book > Young Adult Fiction
Creators
Bruchac, Joseph
Description
"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."

Subjects

United States. Marine Corps--Participation, Native American--Juvenile fiction.
United States. Marine Corps--Participation, Native American--Fiction.

More Information

Holding Library
Education Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
9780142405963; 0142405965
Statement of Responsibility
Joseph Bruchac.
Publication Information
New York : Speak
Physical Description
231 p. ; 21 cm
Notes
First published in the United States of America by Dial Books, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227).
Contents
Sent away -- Boarding school -- To be forgotten -- Progress -- High school -- Sneak attack -- Navajos wanted -- New recruits -- Blessingway -- Boot camp -- Code school -- Learning the code -- Shipping out to Hawaii -- Enemies -- Field maneuvers -- Bombardment -- First landing -- On Bougainville -- Do you have a Navajo? -- Next targets -- Guam -- Fatigue -- Pavavu -- Iwo Jima -- In sight of Suribachi -- Black beach -- Okinawa -- Bomb -- Going home -- Author's note -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments.
Electronic Location and Access
Also available online (authentication may be required)
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