The+Cay

Here is a biography of the author, [|Theodore Taylor].

Here is a map of the [|Caribbean]. There are also links to facts about the area...it's a site by FactMonster.

Here's a site with information about [|U-boats]. These are "Unter" boats, from the German, or submarines.

Here is a site about [|wildnerness survival]. Reading through it will help you understand the challenges facing Phillip and Timothy. It might help you be prepared, too. Have any of you read "Hatchet?" Perhaps you can make some connections between the two...

Here are some unique ideas about The Cay from one reviewer who discusses, among other things, the idea that this was an important book with a MALE hero for kids, and also one of the first to feature a blind, child hero. What do you think? [|Read the Review.]