{"product_id":"the-cay-paperback","title":"The Cay - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheodore Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Curaao. 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\u003eWhen 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\u003eBut by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip's head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.7 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cay\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755886018848,"sku":"9780440229124","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/db80906185bf48452d8edeb8cd208733_ca9dc522-fec5-49ff-a06a-7c8fc4f30e7a.webp?v=1780070341","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cay-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}