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Title: The Cay by Theodore Taylor ISBN: 0-440-41663-9 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.37 (329 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Review of The Cay
Comment: The Cay tells the story of a boy named Phillip and his unsuspecting friendship with a black man, Timothy. The war and the German submarines have come to Phillip's part of the Caribbean, and Phillip's mother fears for their safety. Phillip's dad must stay behind for his job, but Phillip and his mother board a ship that will take them back to Virginia where they originally lived. Two days after being on the ship, the ship is torpedoed and during the evacuation, Phillip is separated from his mother. Phillip awakens to find himself on a raft with Timothy and a cat named Stew Cat. The three castaways finally reach a small cay where they must learn to live off the land in order to survive while they hope to be rescued. There are many conflicts in this book that the main characters must overcome. This book is not only a great survival story, but a touching story about overcoming prejudices and seeing a person for whom they really are.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Cay Book Review
Comment: Phillip, a boy from Curacao, is excited about the war starting and that his Island is surrounded by battleships. When his mom wants to leave the island with Phillip until it's safer, his dad must stay because of work. When Phillip leaves with his mom, the boat is hit by an enemy torpedo. As the boat is sinking Phillip gets knocked out by a falling beam. He wakes up on a raft with a black man, Timothy, and a cat! Timothy teaches Phillip, blinded from his injury, to catch fish, make a shelter, and survive.
This is an excellent survival adventure book. The author, Theodore Taylor, really develops the character of Timothy well. His voice for this character will have you talking out loud in a Jamaican accent as you read the book. I really enjoyed the parts about the fishing and the hut building. Its very exciting when Phillip learns and discovers things. Like when he climbs the coconut tree or realizes that different leaves make different smoke. The oily smoke gets more attention from planes. When Phillip is blind, he learns to see with his heart not his eyes and not to judge people until you know them. This book published by Random House, Inc. 1540 Broadway New York, New York 10036. Copyright 1969.
Rating: 4
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Comment: After reading this book i would have to say that i liked it, for these reasons. It always kept my atention, there was a good plot line, and it made me feel like i was on the island with the characters when i was reading the book. i would highly recomend it for someone to read for a short good novel.
The story starts at the out break of World War 2. Phillip and his parents are americans living in the caribbeans. His father works in a refinery to help the war efforts. Phillip's mother felt it was not safe to stay there with her husband while the war was going on so she took phillip and left. While on the boat it got hit by a missel. When the ship exploded a piece of wood hit phillip in the head causing him to lose his eyesight. phillip's mother died in the explosion but phillip got picked up by a man named Timothy and his cat who he called stew cat.
Timothy and Phillip wind up landing on a small cay, surrounded by a coral reef. To survive they built a shelter, made signal fires, caught fish, and collected rainwater. At first Phillip had a hard time taking orders from timothy because he is black, and phillip underestimates Timothy's knowledge and wisdom. Over time Phillip starts to respect Timothy and the two become close.
Over time Phillip got a good estimate that Timothy was about 70 years of age. Phillip started to think about Timothy's life ending before they were rescued and how he would survive as a young blind boy on an island by himself. Phillip's worst thoughts came true. Timothy died protecting Phillip with his own body during a terrible storm. Timothy knew his time would come and had taught Phillip enough so that he could surive on his own until he was rescued, he had also put up gide posts around the island so that Phillip could get around. When Phillip finally got rescued he left that island a changed young man, not a spoiled boy he first came as.
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Title: Timothy of the Cay by Theodore Taylor ISBN: 0380725223 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: A Guide for Using The Cay in the Classroom by Theodore Taylor, Denny ISBN: 1557344477 Publisher: Teacher Created Materials Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Giver by LOIS LOWRY ISBN: 0440237688 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 10 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Literature Circle Guide: The Cay by Theodore Taylor, Susan Van Zile ISBN: 0439355354 Publisher: Teaching Resources Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry ISBN: 0440227534 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 09 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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