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Code Talker
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Code Talker (edit title/settings)

A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

by Joseph Bruchac (Author) (edit contributors)

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The United States is at war, and sixteen-year-old Ned Begay wants to join the cause—especially when he hears that Navajos are being specifically recruited by the Marine Corps. So he claims he’s old enough to enlist, breezes his way through boot camp, and suddenly finds himself involved in... read more

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Code Talker is a story by Joseph Bruchac. In this story Bruchac tells about how in World War II the allied codes kept getting intercepted by the Germans. The allies then had to come up with a new way to send codes to the British and the Russians by using the navajo language. Code Talker is a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Code Talker is a story by Joseph Bruchac. In this story Bruchac tells about how in World War II the allied codes kept getting intercepted by the Germans. The allies then had to come up with a new way to send codes to the British and the Russians by using the navajo language. Code Talker is a historical fiction story that takes place in the United States during WWII in the year 1942. The events in this book were true. When the Navajo solders were sent to the Pacific.

During WWII over 400 codes were sent out during the war. The charters in this book are not real but the actual events are real. I would recommend this book to kids who like history and historical events also kids that like action. Also, another reason why this book is recommend to people because this book is about true events and what happened during this time period.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Georgia Boy: Georgia Boy reappears throughout the story. So, he is a supporting character. He is a good friends of Ned's but was not a code talker like Ned because he was not a Navajo. He tries to brighten up the mood of whatever is happening in the midst of war.
  • Ned Begay: Ned Begay is the main character of this book. He is a Navajo and learns to be a code talker in assistance to the other soldiers fighting World War II. He too may have to help with the fighting.
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  • “"Our FDR is dead!"”
    Ned

First Sentence edit see section history

I was only six years old and I was worried.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Listen, My Grandchildren
1. Sent Away
2. Boarding School
3. To Be Forgotten
4. Progress
5. High School
6.Sneak Attack
7. Navajos Wanted
8. New Recruits
9. The Blessingway
10. Boot Camp
11. Code School
12. Learning the Code
13. Shipping Out to Hawaii
14. The Enemies
15. Field Maneuvers
16. Bombardment
17. First Landing
18. On Bougainville
19. Do You Have a Navajo?
20. The Next Targets
21. Guam
22. Fatigue
23. Pavavu
24. Iwo Jima
25. In Sight of Suribachi
26. The Black Beach
27. Okinawa
28. The Bomb
29. Going Home

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 10 of 15 in 2007-2008 Iowa Teen Award. (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Joseph Bruchac (Author)

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Country: U.S.A
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ISBN: 0803729219
Page Count: 231

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