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The Cay Review

First Line: Like silent, hungry sharks that swim in the darkness of the sea, the German submarines arrived in the middle of the night.

It is 1942. Phillip Enright is eleven years old. He and his mother moved to the island of Curaçao off the coast of Venezuela when his father got a job with the Royal Dutch Shell oil refinery there. Phillip loves island life and thinks the sighting of German submarines is exciting until he sees one of his favorite ships torpedoed and sunk. His mother is homesick for her native Virginia, and the presence of the Germans makes her frantic with worry. Over everyone else's better judgment, she insists on taking Phillip with her back to Virginia.

The worst happens: their ship is attacked and sunk, and young Phillip (now injured and blind) finds himself marooned on a tiny island with an old black man named Timothy. Although Phillip's friends on Curaçao had much more relaxed attitude toward blacks, Phillip can't see, he's scared to death, and he treats Timothy as an American used to segregation would. That is something that old Timothy is not willing to accept.

This is a wonderful story about survival and acceptance with the rock solid character of Timothy at the center of it all. The setting of the tiny island is very well done, as is the use of dialect. This is a book that has a very high ethical purpose, and it succeeds because the author tells a believable, mesmerizing story-- he does not preach a sermon. Theodore Taylor has written other books, and I'd certainly like to sample more.

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ISBN13: 9780440229124
Condition: New
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The Cay Overview

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.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Cay Specifications

This award-winning novel remains a powerful classic of prejudice, love, and survival. In 1942, 11-year-old Phillip Enright lives with his parents on the Dutch island of Curaçao, but when the war moves too close for comfort, his mother decides to travel with him back to the safety of Virginia. When their boat is torpedoed, however, Phillip is blinded and finds himself adrift on a life raft with an old black man and a cat. They eventually land on a deserted island. Phillip is suspicious of "the large Negro," but soon grows to trust--and ultimately love--the patient and generous Timothy. Dedicated to "Dr. King's Dream," The Cay has a clear message that friendship is colorblind; it is also a terrific adventure story of a young, newly blinded man learning to survive on an uninhabited island. (Ages 12 and older) --Richard Farr

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Customer Reviews

A wonderful Children's Book for all ages - He who reads - Canada and the rest of the world
The Cay was deservedly named Book of the Year by the New York Time. A well paced, fast-moving single plot but multi-dimensional exciting adventure story about growing up. The style is simple and colourful. I loved it. Excellent reading for Boys and girls.

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I rank The Cay four stars. It was the best survival story I've ever read even though it has some sad parts. My favorite part was when Philip gets saved because it is funny because he was naked when he got saved. I would recommend this book to third grade and above because if you were younger you would not get the story or you would not understand the words.

An amazing book The Cay - Hisham Sabha - Raleigh, North Carolina
By:Siraj Sabha

The cay was a very good book.it was about phillip and his friend timothy stuck on a cay and it shows there struggle to survive on that cay. It was brillant it also shows how racsim shouldnt effect you friend ship with any one. The book starts out about phillip tallking about himself then goes to the germans and then a little about the island. After that phillips mother decided to leave the island so that they wouldnt get hurt. By know your probally wondering how the got on the cay,well im almost there to leave the island they had to take boat. when they left they were very nervous almost to there destanition they get torpedoeod by a german subarine. They slip on there life jackets then get ready to board the life boats. A piece of the burning ship hits phillip and makes him go overboard. Thats how phillip wakes up on a raft with this black man named timothy but also withthe cooks cat stewcat. After a few days they end up making it on to a cay. Then they have there struggles on the cay like when there facinga hurricane.

By:Siraj Sabha

Friendship, love, and sacrifice - Jenny Baker - USA
This is a very sweet story about the friendship between a blind boy and an old man. Wise old Timothy becomes a savior figure for Phillip, first teaching him how to survive on his own and later saving his life. Reminding me a bit of Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Cay makes for great discussions with younger readers due to the themes explored including forgiveness, human nature, race, survival, love, and sacrifice. It's a fabulous quick read that I would recommend to everyone.

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