Books like The Cay by Theodore Taylor
Phillip, a young blind boy, finds companionship and friendship when he meets Timothy, a West Indian man, on a drifting raft after a shipwreck. Their journey to the Cay transforms their perspectives and their relationship.
First publish date: 1969
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Theodore Taylor
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