The Cay Hardcover - 1987
by Theodore Taylor
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.
First line
LIKE SILENT, HUNGRY SHARKS that swim in the darkness of the sea, the German submarines arrived in the middle of the night.
From the jacket flap
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.
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- Title The Cay
- Author Theodore Taylor
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Delacorte Press, New York
- Date November 17, 1987
- ISBN 9780385079068 / 0385079060
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.52 x 5.88 x 0.61 in (21.64 x 14.94 x 1.55 cm)
- Ages 10 to 13 years
- Grade levels 5 - 8
- Reading level 860
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Topical: Friendship
- Topical: Physically Challenged
- Library of Congress subjects Blacks, Friendship
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 69015161
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Booklist, 02/15/1992, Page 1101
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