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

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by Bruchac, Joseph,
[ 02. English Fiction ] Published by : Speak, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., (New York :) Physical details: 231 p. ; 21 cm. Subject(s): Navajo code talkers | Navajo language | Code and cipher stories. | Navajo Indians | World War, 1939-1945 Year : 2006 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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Vernon River Consolidated School F BRU Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-227).

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.