Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac

The United States is at war, and sixteen-year-old Ned Begay wants to join in. That's especially when he hears that Navajos are being recruited by the marines. After graduating top in his class, he suddenly finds himself involved in a top-secret task. He has become a code talker. Now he must pull his way through the war, sending messages back and forth in Japan.If you like reading exciting and adventurous war books, this is the book for you. Every page you read has something eye-popping that makes you want to read on. In this book, you view through the eyes of of a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy making his way through the war. Join Ned Begay as his life in the Pacific-from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima-where this experience has changed his life forever.

Maria W.