The Cay

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Philip is excited when te Germans invade the small island of Curacao. War has always been a game to him, and he`s eager to glimpse it firsthand until the freighter he and his mother are traveling on to the United States is topedoed.

When philip comes to, he is on a small raft in the middle of the sea. Besides Stew Cat, his only companion is an old West Indian, Timothy. Philip remembers his mother`s warning about black people: They are different, and they live differently.

By the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Philip`s head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy. This is the story of their struggle to survive, and of Philip`s efforts to adjust to his blindness and to understand the dignified, wise, and loving old man who is his companion.