The
      Cay 


      

        

          
by Theodore Taylor
          
 
          
The
          Cay is the story of a boy named Phillip who lived in Caracao
          during World War II. He and his mother leave the island to wait
          out the war in Virginia. Their ship is hit by submarine fire.
          The next thing he knows, he wakes up on a raft with a black man
          named Timothy and a cat named Stew Cat. Phillip develops a headache
          and wakes up to total darkness; he is blind and on a raft in
          the middle of the ocean with a man he doesn't know.
          
After
          a few days they find a small island where they land the raft.
          At first, Phillip is totally dependent upon Timothy. This is
          difficult for Phillip since he has been raised to believe that
          all black people are inferior. Phillip changes his mind when
          Timothy is able to build a shelter and a device to trap rain,
          as well as catch and cook food for the two of them. Timothy does
          his best to teach Phillip to live on the island despite his disability
          and Phillip learns to love and trust the old man.
          
Do
          Timothy, Phillip, and Stew Cat make it off the cay? Read The
          Cay to find out!