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Code talker : a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two / Joseph Bruchac.

Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- (Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0142405965
  • ISBN: 9780142405963
  • Physical Description: 231 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Speak, 2005.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
910L Lexile.
910L Lexile.
Awards Note:
Battle of the Books, 2014-2015.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Navajo language > Juvenile fiction.
Code and cipher stories.
Navajo Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America > Southwest, New > Juvenile fiction.
United States. Marine Corps > Participation, Indian > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 8 of 9 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Union County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cook Memorial Library - La Grande .

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Cook Memorial Library - La Grande YA Bruchac, J (Text) 35178001447112 Young Adult Available -
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Summary: 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.
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