The Cay

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Summary: The Cay Review by Bria
Review: The Cay is truly outrageous man. Phillip is an 11 year-old boy. Phillip on a ship with his mom for one reason, that reason is where he is now there is a war going on so his mother thought it would be best for them to go to another state. All of the sudden the ship gets hit with a torpedo and Phillip falls out.
When Phillip woke up he found himself on a raft with a black man, whose name is Timothy. Phillip does like Timothy because Timothy is black. They get stuck on a island.

The main theme is Prejudice. If you would like to find out more about The Cay you have to read the book yourself. I recommend this book because it shows a very good lesson. I give this book a five star rating.

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Summary: The Cay Review by Katie S.
Review: An 11-year-old boy named Phillip Wright gets lost on a Caribbean island with an old, black man named Timothy. At first, Phillip was prejudice. Then he started liking black people because he had formed a friendship with Timothy. I recommend this book to ages nine or older because younger kids might get bored. I think it is an adventure that's exciting and excellent. I don't want to say too much or I will spoil the story, so you will just have to read it yourself.

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Summary: Truly Outrageous Man! by Mitchell
Review: The Cay is truly outrageous man! Philip and his mom, Mrs. Enright, were leaving an island off of Venezuela on an old boat. Mrs. Enright wanted to leave the island because there were German subs guarding the island they were on during World War two. The next day or so they got torpedoed! Philip and his mom both went over board. His mom was ok, but Philip got pounded on the head by some part of the ship and was unconscious. When he awoke, he found himself on a raft with a West-Indian man named Timothy. Philip became blind a few days later from his head injury. A few days later they found a Cay in the Caribbean. They both stayed on the Cay for a long time. Will somebody find them? Will they be ok? To find out locate and read the book. I liked this book because it had great meaning to it and the author really has great enthusiasm in the way he writes. I think I am like Philip, sort cowardly, sort of brave. I recommend this book to people above the age of nine. You should read this book!

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Summary: The Cay Review by Lea
Review: What happens to a boy named Phillip age 11 in the Caribbean Sea. When WW2 comes. His mother was getting uncomfortable staying so she took him to safe Virginia. Phillip get hit with a bomb and left blind on a raft with a old guy named Timothy who says really funny, " Truly outrageous man" and a cat: Stew Cat. There strained on a cay. Then there's a hurricane can they survive or will their world tumble down? To find out read the book. I rate this story five stars because it shows how they survive.

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Summary: The Cay Review by Jonathan
Review: I would give this book five stars because it was exiting, and you really got to now the characters. I would recommend this book for anyone ages 11 or older. It is a story about an 11-year-old boy named Phillip who lives on the on Curraco at the beginning of World War II. When German U-boats attack a neighboring island and start attacking oil tanks, Phillip's mother decides to take him back to Virginia on a passenger ship; then U-boats torpedo the ship. Phillip winds up on a life raft with a black man named Timothy. Phillip's mother had taught him not to like black people, but stranded on an island with a man who is "Old, black and ugly", will Phillip change his ideas about black people? As time goes on, Phillip becomes blind. What happens next? Find out when you read, The Cay.

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Summary: The Cay
Review: The Cay
By Theodore Taylor
Random House (juv)

The Cay is a wonderful book about survival with a blind kid and his black friend. The kid's name is Philip and he became blind by hitting his head on the floor in a torpedo blast. The torpedo came from a World War 2 German U-boat. The ship Philip was on sunk. He and the black man were cast away to The Cay. The Cay is a tropical island with many types of fruit a reef that is good for fishing and trees for shelter. They survive hunger, heat and tropical storms. It is set around World War 2 and it is a danger to travel by sea. The Cay is in the Caribbean in the mouth of a cove protected by whirlpools and sandbars, which is extremely hard to get into by boat. Will they ever get out?

Philip is about 11 years old with blond hair. He is 5 foot and is mostly nice but sometimes gets mad when discussing about his disability. Philip was sailing to his home in America with his mother when the ship was torpedoed. The black man was a sailor and knew about survival. He is shabby with a beard and is about 60 years old but is very nice.

This book changed my life in many ways. To think that the Germans would torpedo a commercial ship. Theodore Taylor's The Cay is a classic on my book shelf and I would recommend this book to all people who want a story about adventure, survival and true friends.

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Summary: Fabulous Kid Pleasing Book
Review: From the first time I read The Cay to my 4th grade class, it became my favorite. The lesson it teaches is so wonderful. You want every child to be able to get into the book and feel the emotions of Phillip and Timothy. I recommend this to everyone who wants to reach kids hearts!!!

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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read!
Review: I first read this book as a child - and absolutely loved it! I just finished reading it to my two oldest children (10 and 8)- a couple chapters each night at bedtime. This is truly one of those magical books that just stays with you forever. Such a great story on so many levels. Read it to your children, read it yourself. Such a great story, and told so well! My two could easily describe the island - as if they were there. Just such a classic book! (and it still makes me cry!)

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Review: I recamended this book becuase the book looked very interesting.My favorite part was when the boat ble up and the boy became blind.The character i liked best was Timothy he was very kind and helped the little boy.then a big storm came and nearly killed him but cuoldnt find Timothy...he found him in the flooded water on tthe ground.Naked and weak he despreatly turned Timothy and was shocked.

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Summary: The Cay
Review: Phillip had no clue that he be stranded on an island blind. with only Stew cat and a old black man. this book is so exciting, meaningful,and a very good survival story.this is the kind of book that once you pick it up you won't be able to put it down. phillip has bab luck , but he handled his bad luck very wellon the Cay. If you like survival story's this is the book for you.