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Andrew Powell edited the language of an edition set of The Cay 13 days ago.

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Sam S edited the summary of The Cay Friday, October 9 2009.

When Philip and his mother are sent to America from their home in Curacao Philip is upset. They think the trip will be safe it isn't. After being torpedoed and knocked unconscious by a piece of timber he wakes up to find himself on a raft with a cat and a negro. To find out more read this book.

Shelfari edited the description of The Cay Friday, July 31 2009.

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 traveling to the United States on is torpedoed. When Phillip 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. Phillip remembers his mother’s warning about black people: “They are different, and they live differently.” But by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip’s head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Cay Thursday, July 16 2009.

LIKE SILENT, HUNGRY SHARKS that swim in the darkness of the sea, the German submarines arrived in the middle of the night.

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