The Cay
by Taylor, Theodore · 1969
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When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, an adolescent white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
FictionJuvenile fictionFriendshipPrejudicesShipwrecksBlacksSurvivalSurvival after airplane accidents, shipwrecksAdventure storiesChildren's fictionSurvival, fictionFriendship, fiction