Code word courage
About this book
In September 1944, eleven-year-old Billie lives with her great aunt, Doff, eagerly waiting for her older brother Leo to return from boot camp, and desperate to find the father that left when she was little; but Leo brings a friend with him, a Navajo named Denny, and the injured dog they have rescued and named Bear--and when the two young men go off to war, Bear becomes the thread that ties them all together, and helps Billie to find a true friend.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL19748464W
Subjects
FamiliesIndians of North AmericaJuvenile fictionNavajo IndiansFamily lifeNavajo code talkersWorld War, 1939-1945FictionFriendshipDogsHistoryChildren's fictionDogs, fictionFamily, fictionIndians of north america, navajo indians, fictionWorld war, 1939-1945, fictionFriendship, fictionFamily life, fiction