Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac

"Stop Speaking Navajo!" is what Chester Nez always heard when he was sent to boarding school. Then one day when he was in high school a Marine recruiter asking for volunteers that were good English and Navajo speakers. Suddenly, speaking Navajo was very important. Chester became one of the original 29 Navajo code talkers that developed a secret code that was used to win World War II against the Japanese. You should read this book to learn about a real war hero.

--SRB