Displaying 1 of 1 2005 Format: Book Author: Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- Title: Code talker : a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two / Joseph Bruchac. Publisher, Date: New York : Dial Books, c2005. Description: 231 p. ; 22 cm. 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. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-227). Subjects: United States. Marine Corps -- Indian troops -- Fiction. United States. Marine Corps -- Participation, Indian -- Juvenile fiction. Navajo code talkers -- Fiction. Cryptography -- Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction. Navajo language -- Fiction. Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Fiction. Navajo Indians -- Fiction. Navajo language -- Juvenile fiction. Cryptography -- Juvenile fiction. Navajo Indians -- Juvenile fiction. Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Juvenile fiction. World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction. Genre: Juvenile materials. Young adult fiction. 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. LCCN: 2003022792 ISBN: 0803729219 9780803729216 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 780194 Other Number: 54079926 # System items in: 2 Place A Hold Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
