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The Cay

by Theodore Taylor

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Shipwrecked on a tiny Caribbean island, Philip must overcome his prejudice towards Timothy, the old black sailor who becomes the key to his survival.

"This is one of the best survival stories since Robinson Crusoe."--The Washington Star.

An ALA Notable Children's Book, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, Commonwealth Club of California: Literature Award, Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award, A Child Study Children's Book Committee: Children's Book of the Year.

Synopsis:

After the Germans torpedoed the freighter on which Phillip and his mother are traveling from wartime Curacao to the U.S., Phillip finds himself dependent on Timothy, an old, black West Indian sailor. Shipwrecked, there is just the two of them. This is the story of their struggle for survival and of Phillip's efforts to adjust to his new disability, blindness, and to understand the dignified, wise, and loving old man who is his companion.
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\Theodore Taylor has written several award-winning books. The Cay won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award and was also made into a movie.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780385079068
Author:
Taylor, Theodore
Publisher:
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Action & Adventure
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Special Needs
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History
Subject:
Ethnic - Other
Subject:
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks
Subject:
Prejudices
Subject:
Caribbean area
Subject:
Shipwrecks
Subject:
Blacks
Subject:
Juveniles
Subject:
People & Places - Other
Subject:
Historical - United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Survival
Subject:
Blind
Subject:
Shipwrecks -- Fiction.
Subject:
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Subject:
Social Issues - Special Needs
Subject:
Children s-Adventure Stories
Copyright:
1987
Edition Number:
1st ed..
Series Volume:
78
Publication Date:
19871131
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
from 4 up to 7
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
8.52x5.88x.61 in. .60 lbs.
Age Level:
from 9 up to 12
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"Synopsis" by , After the Germans torpedoed the freighter on which Phillip and his mother are traveling from wartime Curacao to the U.S., Phillip finds himself dependent on Timothy, an old, black West Indian sailor. Shipwrecked, there is just the two of them. This is the story of their struggle for survival and of Phillip's efforts to adjust to his new disability, blindness, and to understand the dignified, wise, and loving old man who is his companion.
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