The Cay

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Summary: The Cay
Review: Richard

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'The Cay' by Theodore Taylor is an awesome book about war, prejudice and survival. When the war started 11 year old Phillip Enright is forced to leave the island of Curacao with his mother to go to Virginia where they used to live. They left his dad behind to do his work on the island. When Phillip and his mother left the island on a small boat its shoot down and Phillips gets unconscious. Phillip ends up on an island with a black man and a cat Phillip turns out blind. Phillip learns to survive with his blindness. The black man teaches Phillip to fish, and other survival skills. When the black man dies, Phillip is forced to survive himself on the island being blind. This book is allot better then Night John. Night john focuses just on prejudice. But the cay is a lot better because its focus on topics not just one the whole time. I recommend everyone reading this book. This book taught me that one man can survive in any condition and to make the best of it. This book also teaches survival skills and many other life-teaching skills.

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Summary: The Cay
Review: THE CAY
By Theodore Taylor
Fiction-Survival
Action. Adventure. War. Survival. Prejudice. Death. Disability. How did Theodore Taylor cram all this into one small book-and still make it believable? Two words: descriptive writing.
Start with the main setting, the cay. Taylor ingeniously describes every inch of the barren island through a blind boy's eyes in a way that lets the reader feel the sand and hear the sea. His writing makes the cay an extremely realistic and appropriate setting for this story.
Very few authors could create a storyline as unbelievable and yet as realistic as The Cay's. A young boy named Phillip is blinded and stranded after a German U-boat attacked the ship he and his mother were aboard. Phillip and a West Indian named Timothy somehow survive the blast and drift to an empty Caribbean island. But can they survive long enough to be rescued?
The characters are the greatest testament to Taylor's writing. He develops them perfectly and the dialoguing brings out their personalities. Phillip is innocent in his youth. He was taught that blacks were inferior and he thinks that war is exciting. Wrong. And soon after the ship goes down, he realizes how wrong he was. Timothy, "an ugly old black man," teaches Phillip how to survive, and teaches all of us just how wrong prejudices are. Timothy's dialect develops his personality; stubborn, intelligent, capable, and often misunderstood.
Though intended for middle school students, The Cay is an excellent read for anyone over 10. Theodore Taylor makes it easy enough for a 10-year-old, but meaningful enough to make a 30-year-old cry. If you aren't touched by The Cay, I suggest you get your heart checked.

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Summary: The Cay Review by Katie G.
Review: Phillip Enright lives on an island called Curacao. WWII is going on. Phillip and his mother were going to Virginia when their boat got torpedoed. He and his mother got separated. Phillip is blinded by a bad crack on the head. He ends up on a lifeboat with a "stubborn" black man named Timothy and a cat named Stew Cat. Before Phillip met Timothy, he was prejudice but over the time he loses his prejudice. After a couple days, Phillip, Timothy, and Stew Cat get on a deserted island.

I liked this book because it was full of adventure and some mysteries. I thought Timothy was sometimes scary; he was a nice and protective man too. I would give this book a five star rating. What do you think will happen to Timothy and Phillip on the little island? Will they survive? Will they get rescued? Well, you'll find out when you read The Cay!

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Summary: The Cay Review by Heleina
Review: Phillip was an 11 year old boy who was stranded on an island during World War II. Here he becomes blind, since he was unable to see it would be hard to get around the island, his only hope was Timothy! When Timothy died here I thought that there was no hope.
I would rate this book on a scale from 1-10 an 8 or 9. I feel this book was very interesting, it was sad and also funny.

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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: 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!!!