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The cay  Cover Image Book Book

The cay / by Theodore Taylor.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0385079060
  • ISBN: 9780385079068
  • ISBN: 0440416639
  • ISBN: 9780440416630
  • ISBN: 9780440229124
  • ISBN: 044022912X
  • Physical Description: 137 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: [First edition].
  • Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, ©1969.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Sequel: Timothy of the cay.
Target Audience Note:
860L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader (6.7/5)
Accelerated Reader Middle Grades 5.3 4.0
Subject: Survival > Fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Black people > Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices > Juvenile fiction.
Shipwrecks > Juvenile fiction.
Shipwreck survival > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
West Indies > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: War stories > Juvenile fiction.
Accelerated Reader > NPL > Elementary & Middle School.

Available copies

  • 11 of 11 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Harney County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Harney County Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Harney County Library FIC TAYLOR (Text) 37766000104235 ESD Juvenile Fiction Available -


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