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The book Code Talker ,was written in 2005 by Joseph Bruchac. Joseph Bruchac was born on October 16, 1942 in Saratoga Springs, New York. Joseph’s hobbies include gardening, wrestling, hiking and martial arts. Joseph has written many books besides Code Talker. Some of his them include Whisper in the dark “which is about a girl named Mandy who loves spooky stories, especially about the legends of her native ancestors.”
Another one of his books is called Dragon Castle. This novel is about a young prince who grows frustrated with his family, as the kingdom seems to be left in the hands of fools. It is up to a young prince to save the kingdom and his family until he comes face to face with a fierce dragon. Besides writing Joseph is a martial …show more content…

Ned was born and raised Navajo indian. All his life he was told that he was a no good indian boy. When the time comes for Ned goes away to mission school to learn the English language and the American culture, America is at war with Japan. Navajos are needed by the U.S military to become code talkers to disguise their messages using the Navajo language. Ned is finally able to prove his worth as an indian; he can be just as good as any other American. Another character in this book is Principal O'Sullivan. He was the principal at the mission school where Ned attended before he enrolled into the marines. He is an important character to include because he taught Ned to be tough, which helped him later on when he went to war. The principal always showed Ned tough love using some cruel and unfair punishments, but thanks to him, Ned was always at the top of his class. Another character in this story was Georgia Boy. Georgia boy also enlisted to be in the Marines. He was raised in the south and never received a good education. When he met Ned, they helped each other get through the hard training in the Marines boot camp. Georgia boy becomes good friends with Ned, and they protect each other at

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