The Cay Book Summary. The theme of the cay is nobody's helpless, you just have to adapt to a change, race doesn't matter, and don't judge a book by it's cover. While attempting to return to safety in the u.s., phillip’s ship is torpedoed and he finds.
Shortly after, the cay is hit by a tremendous hurricane. Phillip enright, 11, american citizen living with his parents on curacao; His life is coming to an end and he fears that he will leave phillip on the island by himself and that he will not be able to cope.
A plane flies overhead, but fails to see the two castaways.
Timothy is old and he knows it. He and his best friend in the town of willemstad, henrik van boven, ignore their mother's admonitions. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 156 pages and is available in paperback format. The cay by theodore taylor, is a thrilling survival tale with a dash of historical fiction.