a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two Bruchac, Joseph 1942- creator text bibliography nyu New York Speak 2006, c2005 2006 2005 monographic eng

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231 p. ; 21 cm. 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. Sent away -- Boarding school -- To be forgotten -- Progress -- High school -- Sneak attack -- Navajos wanted -- New recruits -- Blessingway -- Boot camp -- Code school -- Learning the code -- Shipping out to Hawaii -- Enemies -- Field maneuvers -- Bombardment -- First landing -- On Bougainville -- Do you have a Navajo? -- Next targets -- Guam -- Fatigue -- Pavavu -- Iwo Jima -- In sight of Suribachi -- Black beach -- Okinawa -- Bomb -- Going home -- Author's note -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments. juvenile Joseph Bruchac. Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-227). United States. Marine Corps Participation, Indian Juvenile fiction Navajo language Juvenile fiction Cryptography Juvenile fiction Navajo Indians Juvenile fiction Indians of North America Southwest, New Juvenile fiction World War, 1939-1945 Juvenile fiction 0142405965 IKG 080418 20190501225353.0 70662960