{"product_id":"the-cay-theodore-taylor-paperback","title":"The Cay -- Theodore Taylor, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\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\/strong\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. 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.\" But by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip's head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy. \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.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\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.'\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\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.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStarred\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Starkly dramatic, believable and compelling.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \"A tense and moving experience in reading.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \"Eloquently underscores the intrinsic brotherhood of man.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is one of the best survival stories since \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year - A \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year - A \u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book - An American Library Association Notable Book - A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Children's Book to Remember - A Child Study Association's Pick of Children's Books of the Year - Jane Addams Book Award - Lewis Carroll Shelf Award - Commonwealth Club of California: Literature Award - Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award - Woodward School Annual Book Award - Friends of the Library Award, University of California at Irvine\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Theodore Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/28\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.4\" H x 5.1\" L x 0.4\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780440416630\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012674338970,"sku":"9780440416630","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9780440416630.jpg?v=1774800768","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/the-cay-theodore-taylor-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}