The Cay
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...
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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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780440229124 (044022912X)
ASIN: 044022912X
Publish date: April 8th 2003
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Survival,
Read For School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction
Series: The Cay (#1)
Original Review, 1981-02-15)I have some sympathy with some people in the sense that it is disappointing to re-read a cherished childhood book and have these once-unquestioned prejudices jump off the page. Quite disconcerting. However, when we were ourselves children, it was water off a duck's back. ...
My son read The Cay in bookclub and was adamant I had to read it - he finally downloaded the audiobook and insisted I couldn't read anything else until I listened to it. So, yes, there it appeals to a certain type of kid! It appeals to me as a teacher and reader in the same way that much historica...
Someone just reminded me of this book...I read it like ten times when I was a kid. Can't promise it's actually as good as I thought it was at the time, but man did I love it back then.
I'm fairly certain it was elementary school when I read this - can't remember anything about it though.
Gaaaah. Hated it. Had to read it for seventh grade english class. I couldn't stand the main character; he was such a brat. the end of the book was sooo predictable. the only good character was the cat. haha
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