The Cay
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ISBN-10 |
044022912X |
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ISBN-13 |
978-0440229124 |
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Author |
Taylor, Theodore |
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Publisher |
Laurel Leaf |
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Copyright |
2003 |
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Lexile |
860L |
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Genre |
Outdoor Literature |
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Synopsis |
Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Curaçao. War has always been a game to him, and he’s eager to glimpse it firsthand–until the freighter he and his mother are aboard is torpedoed. Phillip is left stranded on a Caribbean island with an elderly black man to confront questions of inner prejudice, humanity and survival. |
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Themes |
Civil Rights |
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Protagonist |
Young Male |
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Note |
Over the years, these books have been published in multiple editions. The page numbers in your book may be different than the ones on the lesson plan. |