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When German submarines
are sighted near the coast of Venezuela, Phillip's father decides
to send Phillip and his mother home, which is in Virginia. Phillip
was especially unhappy to be leaving his father as well as his
friends. On the way to Virginia, the ship was torpedoed by the
Germans. Phillip and a stranger named Timothy have been cast
upon an island in the middle of nowhere. Phillip has lost his
sight and has to depend on Timothy or he will die.
At first Phillip was angry:
he was separated from his family, he discovered that Timothy
was a West Indian, and he, Phillip, was reared to believe that
the black people were ignorant and stupid.
Through this journey of
survival, Philip learns to "see" people for who they
are and not for what they look like. An excellent story that
deals with survival, courage, racial and cultural differences,
and friendship. The Cay holds its listeners and readers
in suspense.
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