karingforbooks 's review for:

Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Excellent book. Brings to life a part of history Americans are not often taught. For a middle grade/ early ya book, it does exactly what it’s supposed to do if I read it at that time it’s be a 5. However, I’m older and have learned a lot more so while I think this did a great job, there were pieces I thought felt missing. I wanted a bit more about the specifics and more emotion but that said, still highly recommend.