Code word courage [Dogs of World War II]by Larson, Kirby 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2018)

BTSB #: 543607 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.1 MG RC: 3.3 3-5 Lexile: 590

Genres: Historical Fiction Animals

Subjects: Dogs - Fiction Family life - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Native Americans - North America - California - Fiction Navajo code talkers - Fiction World War, 1939-1945 - United States - Fiction Friendship - Fiction United States - History|y1933-1945 - Fiction

Summary: 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.

Code word courage by Larson, Kirby 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2018)

BTSB #: P04232 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Historical Fiction Animals

Subjects: Dogs - Fiction Family life - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Native Americans - North America - California - Fiction Navajo code talkers - Fiction World War, 1939-1945 - United States - Fiction Friendship - Fiction United States - History|y1933-1945 - Fiction

Summary: 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.

First laugh welcome, baby! by Tahe, Rose Ann 

BTSB Prebound(Charlesbridge, 2018)

BTSB #: 870981 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.1 LG Lexile: 500 AD

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Childbirth - Fiction Infants - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Family life - Fiction Native Americans - North America - Southwestern States - Fiction

Summary: A Navajo family welcomes a new baby into the family with love and ceremony, eagerly waiting for that first special laugh. Includes brief description of birth customs in different cultures.

Mystery of the lost village [Boxcar children mysteries Volume: #37]by Warner, Gertrude Chandler 

BTSB Prebound(Whitman, 1994)

BTSB #: 921068 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-12   
AR: 4.1 LG RC: 3.8 3-5 Lexile: 620 F&P: O

Genres: Mystery Fiction Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Navajo Indians - Fiction Native Americans - North America - New Mexico - Fiction New Mexico - Fiction

Summary: While visiting a Navajo Indian reservation in New Mexico, the Aldens try to save a forest under threat of development.

Race to the sun by Roanhorse, Rebecca 

BTSB Prebound(Disney/Hyperion, 2019)

BTSB #: 757522 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 680

Genres: Adventure Fiction Folk Tales, Fables, Mythology Family Life

Subjects: Adventure fiction Monsters - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Native Americans - North America - New Mexico - Fiction Navajo mythology - Fiction Family life - New Mexico - Fiction Friendship - Fiction New Mexico - Fiction

Summary: Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh-grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she is descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father. Includes glossary of Navajo terms.