Bibliograph

Code talker, a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Joseph Bruchac

Type

Label

Code talker, a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Joseph Bruchac

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Code talker

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

54079926

Responsibility statement

Joseph Bruchac

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, 6.4.Reading Counts!, 6.5.Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 6.4, 9.0, 85819.Reading Counts RC, 6-8, 6.5, 13, Quiz: 36318, Guided reading level: NR.

Sub title

a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two

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

Table Of Contents

Sent away -- Boarding school -- To be forgotten -- Progress -- High school -- Sneak attack -- Navajos wanted -- New recruits -- The Blessingway -- Boot camp -- Code school -- Learning the code -- Shipping out to Hawaii -- The enemies -- Field maneuvers -- Bombardment -- First landing -- On Bougainville -- Do you have a Navajo? -- The next targets -- Guam -- Fatigue -- Pavavu -- Iwo Jima -- In sight of Suribachi -- The black beach -- Okinawa -- The bomb -- Going home

Target audience

adolescent

Creator