Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Summary
Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy, becomes a Marine and serves as a code talker in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Using their native language as an unbreakable code, Ned and his fellow Navajo Marines help the Allies communicate securely during major battles across the Pacific islands.
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💬LanguageModerate
⚔️ViolenceSignificant
💋Romance & SexMild
🍷Drugs & AlcoholMild
📋Other ContentHeavy
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Language
💬 Does Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two have profanity or strong language?
Profanity (F-word, S-word, etc.)Mild
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
Crude / Childish LanguageNone
Racial / Ethnic SlursModerate
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Violence
⚔️ Is Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreSignificant
Disturbing / FrighteningSignificant
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyModerate
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
Sexually SuggestiveNone
Kissing (Light / Peck)None
Kissing (Passionate)None
Heterosexual RomanceMild
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseMild
Implied / Referenced UseNone
Other Content
📋 Other content in Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Medical / Body ProcessesMild
Heavy Emotional ThemesHeavy
Deception / LyingMild
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