The+Cay

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Characters
Timothy, Phillip, **father** [|http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/voki_embed_functions.php] [|>AC_Voki_Embed(200,267,"b31fc1cae4bfb8bbd1416603f8e59acc",2164496, 1, "", 0); Get a Voki now! Mother Stew Cat
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Setting:In the Carribien sea.
This book is set during World War II. Well for starters, there were many problems for Timothy and Phillip. The first problem came when a German submarine torpedoed them and Phillip got a good knock in the head. Later when he woke up he found him stranded on a raft with an old black man named Timothy. Phillip has soon figured out that the knock on the head damaged some nerves and made him blind. They soon became stranded on an uncharted cay. One afternoon Timothy heard a crack, he knew a hurricane was coming. When it hit, Phillip barely survived, but Timothy did not make it. When a ship finally found them Phillip soon learned he was lost for eight months. After many operations, Phillip could see, but he had to wear glasses full time.
 * Willemstad **
 * A ship **
 * A raft **
 * An island **
 * Problem**

Resolution
After months of being on the cay, Phillip and Stew Cat are finally rescued from the cay. A few good things happen to Phillip. After he and Stew Cat are rescued, Phillip is rushed to the hospital when they reach land, and he is cured of his blindness. Timothy was right about when he thought that their cay was in the Devil’s Mouth. Phillip was finally reunited with his family

Author's Message
The authors message was that no mater what color skin you have you are no different then anyone else. So just because you look different on the outside doesn’t mean your different in the inside.

Investigations

 * Is there a sequel to this book?

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If I had to rate __The Cay__ 1out of 5 stars, I would rate it a 5 star book. I would rate it a 5 star book because it was sad and suspenseful at the same time. I LOVE THE BOOK MON'. Jonathan
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If you read __The Cay__ you might learn an important lesson. Even if your problem seems to get worse, you can still get through it. __The Cay__ will show you just that. I give __The Cay__ 3 stars because it was a sad story but very good book Luke Bourque

I would give __The Cay__ 3 out of 5 stars because it is a good book. I like when Phillip learned Timothy was black. __The Cay__ has a great setting, an ok problem, and their solution was the best I think. I really liked that the book was on tape. It just isn’t to my liken of books. I do recommend this book to everyone. // Cassie //

I would give __The Cay__, five stars because it was very good. The sound affects on the tape made it very visual as so did the author’s words. I also like this book because the man on the tape had a Caribbean accent which made me feel as if I were really there. I would recommend it to people who like adventure. Erin Raymond

__The Cay__ is a decent book, I would rate it 3 out of 5 stars because I think it is an average book. I think this because it is dramatic with the action Phillip and Timothy face. The action is good there is a lot of it through the middle of the book. The characters face blindness, hurricanes, and injury! Try to get your hands on __The Cay__! Peyton

I would give __The Cay__ a five star rating because I think Timothy was a nice person. In the begging Phillip did not like Timothy, but Timothy cared for him very much and helped Phillip survive on the Cay. ZACH E

I would give __The Cay 4__ stars because the story leads from one bad thing to another. Also that the suspense is amazing but, it is not always a good thing. Vincent N

If I had to rate, the cay 1-5 I would give it a 5 because it was a good suspenseful book while learning a lot of stuff about survival. I think the book was awesome!!!!!! Jacob I. **__The Cay__**

The greatest challenge that Phillip faced is when he got picked up from Timothy and didn’t see his mother again until he got rescued. I wrote this because I would be worried if I didn’t see my parents again.

Javier Alvarez

I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars because it shows Phillip in the period of World War2. Phillip’s mother does not like being so close to the war so she wants to go back to America and they take a ship called The Hato and let’s just say that they don’t make it to America…

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I give this book five stars because there where many details. I would recommend it to a friend. I think Phillip was very brave of not giving up Stew Cat and himself. If I were blind I couldn't do anything because of fear of getting hurt. Charlotte deRouge

After reading The __Cay__ I would give it 3 star because I thought it was sad when Timothy passed away and Phillip had no one to help him. He was all alone on an island that people don’t know because it’s the smallest island. All he has with him is a cat that is not even him. Madison Brennan

My review on __The Cay__ is four stars. I gave it four stars because it was kinda sad and I thought it was good because you didn’t know what would happen next. Like when Timothy was helping Phillip every step of the way. Like when Timothy taught Phillip to fish. So when Timothy died he knew how to get food. kim ** I would rate __The Cay__ book a 4 out of 5. **** I think this is such a good book. It **** leaves ** ** you in so much suspense in not just **** chapters but in the paragraphs too. **** It tells ** ** about the time period then and it **** tells how Timothy and Phillip survive **** shipwrecked. It has alot of action and **** adventure. All the bad luck they get **** makes the sto **** ry so intense. **


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__The Cay__ is not my favorite book, but it is not the worst. In some parts, it’s really sad, and sometimes it’s scary. Therefore, I would give it three stars. It gets interesting when you get more in the middle of the book. Charlotte

I would rate //The Cay// 5 stars. I would rate this five stars because this book was very involving and sad. //The Cay// gives you a point of view on how tough life is for Phillip and his blindness. In other words, I would say like timothy "tis' outrageous good book." **Ashley Roy**

I would rate this book a 5 because it was so much fun to listen to on tape not by reading out loud .Also it was exciting and had lots of weird parts in it. At first when we stared to listen to the tape I was kind of worried that it would leave out a lot of words and chapters but when it was over it was kind of awesome. There is one thing I didn’t like about the book was that there is two covers that kind of give away a part in the story. There or these cool parts when the sound effects start I get a kind of exciting feeling in my stomach. By: Kane M.

I would rate “The Cay” a 10 star out of five because it was the best book I ever read. It had suspense and a lot of interesting parts. It was also suspenseful not just at the end of chapters, but in the middle of the chapters. This book is like a whirlpool, it sucks you in, but you can’t get out. But instead, you don’t want to come out. If you like books or not you should definitely take a look at this book! To me it was like video games, SOOO addicting! DAVE

The Cay I just read a book called __The Cay__. This book is one of my favorites. On a scale from one to five stars, I would give it a five. I would rate it a five because it was filled with adventure and suspense. You keep wondering will Phillip get his sight back, and will they get off the cay? In __The Cay,__ it is hard to choose a favorite part because the whole book was very good. I would recommend this book to anyone. I say that because anyone could enjoy a good book epically this one. Those are my reasons for enjoying this book. I hope you get the chance to read it and enjoy it as much as I did. By Nathan

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I would rate this book a full five because there is so much suspense, excitement, and action. Right now, the Cay is the best book I have ever read! It tells you a sense of what it is like to be blind. It also tells not to judge someone by what they look like. I like adventures and this book all together was a great adventure to me. I also liked the ending. It made me very happy.

By, Zach

I would give this book five stars because of how interesting it was. This book also had a great lesson of do not judge some one because of there skin color. Phillip learns that and that black people are just as good as a white person. This adventure really changes Phillips point of view and even though Phillip is blind on the island, he can see that Timothy is the same as him and he looks past how he thought about black people and starts treating them the way he wants to be treated. This island taught Phillip how to think of other people than just him self. by:myles

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 * // If I were to rate this book on a one to five, I would give it a five because the story was interesting because it was told from Philips point of view. Timothy dieing was sad but necessary because it made the story better for me. I think the hurricane was my favorite part because you could really visualize the storm. Overall, I really enjoyed The Cay. LB //**

For __The Cay__ on a scale of 1-5 stars I give a three. The reason I liked it is that it is a tale of great action and adventure. Tough times and surviving on an uncharted cay in the Devil’s Mouth. Surviving and having some fun times, many very hard times, and some happy ones too. The reason I liked this book so much is because it kept me busy, and I had a lot of fun with it.

The reason I did not give it a five is that it was boring at times like the beginning when he was not on the cay. The problem is I think the author should have put more action in. Anyway, I recommend this book to anyone that likes history, and will read the book all the way through. I also recommend this book to almost any of my friends. Nevertheless, I recommend this book to many people, if you are interested; I strongly recommend this book to you.

By molly1102

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// If I were to review this book on a scale of one to five, it would be a five. I would give it a five because I liked the sadness in the book and I liked the suspense. The saddest part in the book was probably when timothy died. Also I liked this book because it had a happy ending. I like books that are told from a point of view. Also I like books with good suspense so if you like books with suspense a point of view and happy endings you would like this book ////. //

// To tell you about some suspense in the book “the cay” is that there is a lot of it. When Timothy and Phillip trying to get a planes attention. Also like when the big hurricane hit and all the stuff got blown away. So if you like suspense, happy endings, and sad parts I would recommend this book to you! // // By: Katherine //

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I give this book 5 out of 5 because it really gave you a good description of how Phillip felt during the book. The author had to really be able to tell what the setting looked like through Phillip point of view and with Phillip being blind, the author had to base it off sounds and feelings. I could really connect to how Phillip felt because of the description. The book at times got sad like when Phillip was separated from his mother on the ship. At other times, the book got scary instead like in the beginning where they lived was being bombed. At one point in the book, it got scary and sad at the same time because Timothy died. The book was not all sad though there were a few happy parts of the book. There were many lessons learned in the book by Phillip. The book is filled with lots of action to make you want to keep reading it. Listening to the tape also made it more exciting. This is a great book and I would recommend it to any person willing to sit down and read it.

By Rebecca The Cay If I had to rate this on a scale 1-5 I would rate it a 5! This story was very suspenseful. Some days I felt like I had to finish it right then. This story has many sad parts, but the story also had numerous Delightful parts.

This story is one I will recommend to anyone who likes mysteries, suspense, and mixed feelings. If I could add/change anything about this book, it would be to make a sequeal.

Jess


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 * Ok, this book is Amazing! I would rate this book a 10 but I can only go up to 5. I absolutely loved this book! I think it is the greatest book I’ve ever read. The end was really good just like the beginning. This book was filled with anticipation. I definitely think I would recommend this book to anyone anytime. Wonderful book, I loved it. When I was first reading it I thought it would be a very uninteresting book but then it jumped right into action. It was a really suspenseful and powerful, especially because the tape had sound effects to go with the book. It even had sound effects with planes and some explosions. Nevertheless, it was a magnificent book-** **Kylie**

The Cay I just read a book called __The Cay__. This is one of my favorite books I’ve read all year. On a scale from 1-5 I would give it a 5.I would give it a five because it was a suspenseful and a adventurous book throughout the whole entire book not just some parts. One of my least favorite parts was when Phillip lost his eyesight. I thought that part was sad because people who are blind usually never get their sight back. Another sad part was what happened to Timothy. I never thought Phillip could survive after what happened to Timothy. __The Cay__ was one of the best books I’ve ever read! I would recommend this book to people who like adventure and suspense, but even if you don’t like those kinds of books you still might like this book. By Ryan.

** The Cay ** If I had to give this book, a review with a scale from 1-5 I think that I would give it a four. I would give it a four because it was a bit surprising and had a lot of suspense when Timothy and Phillip heard an aircraft in the distance and thought that it would come and get them but it did not. I thought it was somewhat sad when it did not come because it let their hopes down. It was also shocking when Phillip first got on the island and became blind and went through many struggles when he was there. I really like this book because Timothy was a good friend to Phillip no matter what he was or what happened to him, I liked how they came to a close relation ship and cared about each other. By: Kailey

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If I were to rate this book a 1 out of 5, I would rate it a 5. I loved the way this book is written, especially the way Timothy talked. It reminded me of when I went to Jamaica and I even heard a song in calypso. In this book, there is a very powerful message that states we can’t take are ability of sight for granted. I myself never even realized what it feels like to be blind. I don’t know how Phillip learned everything on the cay. He was lucky not to have stepped on a sea urchin in the water when he was fishing. Phillip also learned how to respect and appreciate people with different skin color even though his mother was prejudice. Timothy helped Phillip in any situation no madder what he did. Without Timothy, I think Phillip would have not survived on the cay and the hurricane. Timothy understood that with friendship comes responsibility and he took care of him very well. Sofia Choksh i