{"product_id":"chester-nez-and-the-unbreakable-code-a-navajo-code-talkers-story-9780807511350","title":"Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection April 2018 \u003cbr\u003e2018 Cybils Award Finalist, Elementary Non-Fiction \u003cbr\u003eBRLA 2018 Southwest Book Award \u003cbr\u003e2019 Southwest Books of the Year: Kid Pick \u003cbr\u003e2020 Grand Canyon Award, Nonfiction Nominee \u003cbr\u003e2020-2021 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master List\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTARRED REVIEW! \"A perfect, well-rounded historical story that will engage readers of all ages. A perfect, well-rounded historical story that will engage readers of all ages.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChester Nez was a boy told to give up his Navajo roots. He became a man who used his native language to help America win World War II.\u003cp\u003eAs a young Navajo boy, Chester Nez had to leave the reservation and attend boarding school, where he was taught that his native language and culture were useless. But Chester refused to give up his heritage. Years later, during World War II, Chester--and other Navajo men like him--was recruited by the US Marines to use the Navajo language to create an unbreakable military code. Suddenly the language he had been told to forget was needed to fight a war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a writer and storyteller, \u003cb\u003eJoseph Bruchac\u003c\/b\u003e often draws on his Native American (Abenaki) ancestry. Joseph is the author of over 130 books for young readers and adults, including \u003ci\u003eCode Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York. \u003cb\u003eLiz Amini-Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e holds a bachelor's of fine arts degree in illustration from the Academy of Art University and the University of San Francisco. She has illustrated other books for children including \u003ci\u003eFatty Legs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMiracle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Stranger at Home\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Albert Whitman \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51260318777618,"sku":"9780807511350","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_48d17752-2f34-49a7-8a69-cb1d7c8cb6ab.jpg?v=1746642291","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chester-nez-and-the-unbreakable-code-a-navajo-code-talkers-story-9780807511350","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}