{"product_id":"the-cay-9780385079068","title":"The Cay","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eHatchet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIsland of the Blue Dolphins\u003c\/i\u003e comes Theodore Taylor's classic bestseller and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award winner, \u003ci\u003eThe Cay\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e But by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip's head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mr. Taylor has provided an exciting story...The idea that all humanity would benefit from this special form of color blindness permeates the whole book...The result is a story with a high ethical purpose but no sermon.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A taut tightly compressed story of endurance and revelation...At once barbed and tender, tense and fragile--as Timothy would say, 'outrageous good.'\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * \"Fully realized setting...artful, unobtrusive use of dialect...the representation of a hauntingly deep love, the poignancy of which is rarely achieved in children's literature.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eStarred\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Starkly dramatic, believable and compelling.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A tense and moving experience in reading.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Eloquently underscores the intrinsic brotherhood of man.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is one of the best survival stories since \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e - A \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e - A \u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e - An American Library Association Notable Book\u003cbr\u003e - A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Children's Book to Remember\u003cbr\u003e - A Child Study Association's Pick of Children's Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e - Jane Addams Book Award\u003cbr\u003e - Lewis Carroll Shelf Award\u003cbr\u003e - Commonwealth Club of California: Literature Award\u003cbr\u003e - Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award\u003cbr\u003e - Woodward School Annual Book Award\u003cbr\u003e - Friends of the Library Award, University of California at Irvine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theodore Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Delacorte Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.88w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385079068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e108 \/ Cay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/1992 pg. 1101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheodore Taylor wrote several award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Cay\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award and was made into a movie. He began his writing career at the age of thirteen and continued on from there--books, articles, scripts--often several projects at once. He passed away in 2006 surrounded by his family, his books, and years of wonderful memories.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"I55 Book Fairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338216509726,"sku":"9780385079068","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/4247\/3502\/files\/img_920be922-f367-4c10-b751-459c8644f93c.jpg?v=1763051879","url":"https:\/\/i55bookfairs.com\/products\/the-cay-9780385079068","provider":"I55 Book Fairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}