The Cay

A fight for survival leads to the unlikeliest of friendships.

When the freighter Phillip and his mother are traveling on is torpedoed, the pair is separated and Phillip is knocked unconscious.

Phillip wakes, his vision blurred, to discover that hi is on a small raft in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. The only other castaways are an old West Indian named Timothy and a black and gray cat called Stew. Phillip is initially suspicious of Timothy – he’s been raised with the unfortunate attitudes of his time – but it’s not long before he loses his sight entirely, and the very man he doesn’t trust becomes his only hope for survival.

Phillip and Timothy’s struggle to ouwit nature has captivated reader for generations. The Cay is an enduring classic about a boy who goes blind and the friendship that saves him.

If you would like to study this book further, you can use one of the following studies:

• The Cay Study Guide published by Progeny Press, also available in CD-ROM format.
• The Cay Study Guide published by Classroom Complete