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

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227).
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Summary, etc.:	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.
Study Program Information Note:	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.
Awards Note:	Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2006. ALA Best Books for Young Adults, 2006. ALA Notable Books for Children, 2006.