Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War II

Ned Begay has been taught by his white teachers that the Navajo language is useless and should be forgotten. Now the U.S. Marines are specifically recruiting Navajos in the war against Japan. Though only sixteen, Ned claims he is old enough to enlist and breezes his way through boot camp. Sudenly, he finds himself sending and receiving top-secret messages in an unbreakable code based on his native language.