The Cay by Theodore Taylor January 12, 2009
Posted by jcarlson in : Friendship Fiction, Historical Fiction , trackback
Phillip, his mom, and his dad lived on Curacao, an island. Phillip’s mom wanted to move because she didn’t like the smell of oil and gas, so she decided to move from the island they live on to Virginia. Phillip doesn’t want to go on a ship called the SS Hato. It gets torpedoed because they are in the middle of a war. Everyone is in the water, but Phillip gets hit on the head with something. Not long after, Phillip wakes up to see that he is on a raft in the middle of the ocean with an African American named Timothy. The next day Phillip goes blind, and they see a cay and live on it. After a few months, they get hit by a hurricane, and Timothy dies. Now Phillip is blind and alone with a cat named Stew Cat. Does he get rescued? Read and find out.
~Alan, Fifth Grader~
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i liked this book alot!!!
i really liked this book and i am commenting because i wrote the review for it
and i also wanted to be the first to comment!
it is a good book. there ship got blown up and they are strainded on a iland. I reacamend this book.
its the best book I ever read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This book is very interesting. One thing happens right after the other, but everything that happens is a problem! If you like books about survival then read the book The Cay!
i read this book in class mrs fulmer read it to us
I real like the book and I hope you do.It is sad on the boat.
this is a cool book! peyton
this was a reeely cool book! it was sad but wen timothy dies was my fav part!
~abby
i read this book in class and its really sad
I read somewhere that the author based this book on a true story. Can you imagine being blind and stranded on an island?
Mrs. Carlson
This book is grate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!=)
This book is awesome! I really liked reading it and wouldn’t mind reading it again!
I think this book is really thrilling and really captures the attention of the reader! I read this in 5th grade so I don’t remeber everything but i still remeber the thrills and sadness in this book. If you like adventure, this is the book for you.( and survivel a little more of survivel)
this was a really ood book, but at times i thought that it was very touching. It was a book that I would want to read over and over again.
I loved this book! Every day I couldn’t wait to read it. I think all 5th and 4th graders should read this awsome book! Who ever reads this I hope they like it to!
*MEGAN*
We read this book in class and I think it is diffently a friendship book. I think whoever likes happy endings should read this book!:) The Cay also has a prequal and a sequal mixed in ONE!!! I enjoyed this book again and again. The friendship tale never gets old!
omg..this is like such a good book…i read the end first soo i knew what happened when no one else did…i am not done yet but DOES PHILLIP MEET HIS MOM AND DAD AGAIN!!!!!!!
i love this book!
yes he meets his mum and dad again it wouldnt be a story if he didnt lol:) hope i helped with the question
It was really sad when tomothy died. He was cool…..
i love this book…………… its coolllllllllll lol
i like this book
i love this book a lot iit is my favorite book
I love it it heled me see phillips point of view