Code Talker, A novel about the Navajo marines of World War Two, level 3, ISBN 0736231889 9780736231886

Historical fiction. Kii Yazhi's whole life changes when he is sent to a church school. Of Navajo ancestry, the teachers change his name to Ned and his native language is discouraged. Later, when WWII begins, the Marines need help from Navajos for a special mission. Can Ned forget the earlier discrimination and use his language to help his country win the war?