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The Cay
by Theodore Taylor

The Cay
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Author: Theodore Taylor
Brand: Laurel Leaf
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-08
ISBN: 044022912X
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Laurel Leaf

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Book Review: A thought-provoking tale on racism
Summary: 4 Stars

"The Cay" is an exciting, entertaining read for the young adult. Phillip, an American boy living in Curacao, is on a boat back to America with his mother and several other passengers when the small boat is sunk by a German U-Boat's torpedo.

Phillip wakes up on a life raft, with a splitting headache and the company of a cat ("Stew Cat") and an aged black man from the West Indies named Timothy. Several days later, Phillip awakes blind, and shortly after the raft ends up on a small cay in the "Devil's Mouth" - an area unforgiving for ships to travel.

The survival story speaks of overcoming racism imposed by authority figures/culture. What better way to portray a person realizing there is no difference in race than that person being blind and reliant solely upon a person of differing race?

Taylor writes with authority - short, terse prose reminiscent of Hemingway. Although the story is written for the young adult, it is an interesting and highly provocative read and a great story for all ages. The ending, however, is less than desirable as the last chapter wraps up the remainder of the story - which could have been several chapters in itself - in only a few pages.

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