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Hello, we are 7th graders from Olson Middle School and we read Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac.


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In the book Code Talker, Kii Yazhi, or as he is later known, Ned Begay, is about to go to boarding school and he is the first person from his family to go to school. Because they are Navajos, the other Navajos and him are treated poorly at the school and they are not allowed to speak their own language. After he finishes that school and is selected to go to high school, the attack on pearl harbor by the japanese happens. The Marines come to recruit Navajos and Ned wants to join but his parents say he has to wait a year. After a while another recruiter, he is a navajo, comes and Ned signs up. He goes to boot camp with the other navajos and they all do very well. Then they go to a special school to learn the code they will use during the war and then they go to Hawaii and Guadalcanal for more drills. They first place Ned Attacks is Bougainville and then they head off to the Marianas Islands which include Saipan, Guam, Peleliu, and Tinian. Ned fights at Saipan and then Guam before resting at the Island of Pavavu and attacking Iwo Jima. They win all of those battles then win at Okinawa and that is when the atomic bombs are dropped and the war ends. Ned Goes home but is still treated poorly.

This is our teacher's e-mail if you need to contact us: **Annie Simonett** This page was made by Sam.

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