{"product_id":"cay-book-theodore-taylor-9780440229124","title":"The Cay","description":"\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Cura ao. 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003eMr. 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.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.'--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eStarred\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Starkly dramatic, believable and compelling.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A tense and moving experience in reading.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eloquently underscores the intrinsic brotherhood of man.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is one of the best survival stories since \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e - A \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e - A \u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e - An American Library Association Notable Book\u003cbr\u003e - A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Children's Book to Remember\u003cbr\u003e - A Child Study Association's Pick of Children's Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e - Jane Addams Book Award\u003cbr\u003e - Lewis Carroll Shelf Award\u003cbr\u003e - Commonwealth Club of California: Literature Award\u003cbr\u003e - Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award\u003cbr\u003e - Woodward School Annual Book Award\u003cbr\u003e - Friends of the Library Award, University of California at Irvine","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49506464104721,"sku":"GOR002668805","price":18.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49657458000145,"sku":"CIN044022912XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49777525260561,"sku":"CIN044022912XA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49916135538961,"sku":"CIN044022912XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51002434683153,"sku":"NIN9780440229124","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51785795993873,"sku":"GOR009443026","price":5.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53353609888017,"sku":"GOR006331363","price":5.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/044022912X.jpg?v=1751419764","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/cay-book-theodore-taylor-9780440229124","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}