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The Cay

by Theodore Taylor

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ISBN13: 9780440416630
ISBN10: 0440416639
Condition: Standard
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Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Curaçao. War has always been a game to him, and he’s eager to glimpse it firsthand–until the freighter he and his mother are traveling to the United States on is torpedoed.

When Phillip comes to, he is on a small raft in the middle of the sea. Besides Stew Cat, his only companion is an old West Indian, Timothy. Phillip remembers his mother’s warning about black people: “They are different, and they live differently.”

But by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip’s head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy.

Review:

“A tense and moving experience in reading.” - Publishers Weekly

Synopsis:

In this story set during World War II, two survivors from a torpedoed American freighter have much to learn from each other when the Germans invade the small island of Curacao.

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Now available in a paperback edition comes the award-winning story of two castaways who have much to learn from each other when the Germans invade the small island of Curacao during World War II. A "New York Times" Best Book of the Year.

About the Author

\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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salhill, February 27, 2009 (view all comments by salhill)
I started reading this book for a seventh grade writing/reading assignment. It is a great story with a real-life feel to it. It has very strong details that explain so much in easier terms. It is indeed a book unlike no other.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780440416630
Author:
Taylor, Theodore
Publisher:
Yearling Books
Subject:
General
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:
Prejudices
Subject:
Blacks
Subject:
People & Places - Other
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Subject:
Social Issues - Special Needs
Subject:
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks
Publication Date:
May 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
754x530x33 22
Age Level:
09-12

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