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Timothy of the Cay

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~2h 40min
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English
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Children
Blacks
Survival
Blind
People With Disabilities
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Published 1999 HarperTrophy 10 views
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1664427805, 9781664427808
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Taylor, Theodore

Theodore Langhans Taylor (June 23, 1921 – October 26, 2006) was an American author of more than 50 fiction and non-fiction books for young adult readers, including The Cay, The Weirdo (winner of the 1992 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery), Timothy of the Cay, and The Bomb. Taylor died on October 26, 2006, in Laguna Beach, California, from complications of a heart attack.

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AUGUST 1942-The navy's Caribbean command re a priority dispatch from the USS Sedgewick: RESCUED 12-YEAR-OLD BOY PHILLIP ENRIGHT AND HIS CAT FROM UNCHARTED CAY X SURVIVORS OF SS HATO TORPEDOED APRIL THIS YEAR X BOY AND CAT SEEM TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION X PROCEEDING CRISTOBAL X...

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Having survived being blinded and shipwrecked on a tiny Caribbean island with the old black man Timothy, twelve-year-old white Phillip is rescued and hopes to regain his sight with an operation. Alternate chapters follow the life of Timothy from his days as a young cabin boy.

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