The Cay
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The Cay

by Theodore Taylor

1969•Adventure•144 pages

Taste attributes: adventuredramawarfamilyfastrealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA stirring adventure novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

Book Description: Read Theodore Taylor’s classic bestseller and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award winner The Cay. 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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureDramaWarFamilyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

BlacksSurvivalPrejudicesJuvenile fictionAdventure storiesFriendshipShipwrecksBlind

Details

Author
Theodore Taylor
Published
1969
Pages
144
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