The cay
When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, an adolescent white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old comp...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Garden City, N.Y.,
Doubleday
[1969]
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| Edition: | [1st ed.]. |
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| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
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| Summary: | When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, an adolescent white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion. |
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| Item Description: | Sequel: Timothy of the cay. |
| Physical Description: | 137 p. 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0385079060 9780385079068 |
| Author Notes: | He has written over fifty fiction and non-fiction books for young adults and adults. He has received numerous awards for his works including the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for The Cay, the 1992 Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery for The Weirdo, and the 1996 Scott O'Dell Award for historical fiction for The Bomb. He died on October 26, 2006. (Bowker Author Biography) |
