The Cay

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Summary: The Cay
Review: The Cay, by Theodore Taylor, is a really good book. It is about a boy named Phillip who has to survive on a small island with an old man named Timothy. Will they survive or will a strong hurricane harm them. You will find out in The Cay. Anyone who enjoyed Hatchet will like this book. It is eventful and beautifully written.

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Summary: A book filled with Racist Undertones
Review: I think this book is not a book for 11 year olds to read. This book is full of racist interjections, the description of Timothy, the fact that Phillip decides at some point he is superior to Timothy. The fact that they even say that his mother says blacks have THEIR PLACE. Sure this book had a moral , but it was lost in the negative parts, Timothy at some points spoke decent English then all of a sudden he could not speak English and went into a dialect that no one speaks but the author. Dr. King would have turned over in his grave at this book.