Code Talker
by Joseph Bruchac
★ Top 25 book of 2005 · #24 on Best Books of 2005
Ned Begay is taught at a boarding school that his Navajo language is worthless. The Marines later recruit him as a Code Talker, using that very language to send messages during World War II.
Best for: Young readers interested in World War II and Navajo history and culture
Code Talker is #24 on BookWard's Best Books of 2005, out of 52 2005 books that cleared our data bar.
Code Talker on the Best Books of 2005
Code Talker came out in 2005. Of the 52 books first published in 2005 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #24 on our Best Books of 2005 list.
Why it made the list: 223 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2005 list
- A Piece of Cake Cupcake Brown, #22
- 1491 Charles C. Mann, #23
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 196 want to read it, 18 are reading it now and 9 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 40 | 55% |
| Reader love | 69 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 71 | 20% |
Questions about Code Talker
When was Code Talker published?
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac was first published in 2005.
Was Code Talker one of the best books of 2005?
Code Talker is #24 on BookWard's Best Books of 2005, out of 52 2005 books that cleared our data bar. 223 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is Code Talker on the Best Books of 2005 list?
223 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 2005
- The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan, #1
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling, #2
- The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, #3
- Looking for Alaska John Green, #4
- Eldest Christopher Paolini, #5
- Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt, #6
See the full Best Books of 2005, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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