Code Talker
by Joseph Bruchac
Taste attributes: warhistoricalteenheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy war novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
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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- Author
- Joseph Bruchac
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 231
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