Code talker : a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
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Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
Published
New York : Dial Books, [2005].
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231 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : Dial Books, [2005].
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
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Level 6.4, 9 Points
Lexile measure
910

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227).
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.
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910L,Lexile
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Accelerated Reader AR,MG,6.4,9,85819.

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LC Subjects
Cryptologic fiction.
Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Juvenile fiction.
Navajo Indians -- Juvenile fiction.
Navajo language -- Juvenile fiction.
United States. -- Marine Corps -- Participation, Indian -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
Other Subjects
Code and cipher stories.
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Fiction.
Navajo code talkers -- Fiction.
Navajo Indians -- Fiction.
Navajo language -- Fiction.
United States. -- Marine Corps -- Indian troops -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.