{"product_id":"2940169380651","title":"The Cay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eHatchet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIsland of the Blue Dolphins\u003c\/i\u003e comes Theodore Taylor's classic bestseller and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award winner, \u003ci\u003eThe Cay\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhillip 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip's head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e · A \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e · A \u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e · An American Library Association Notable Book\u003cbr\u003e · A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Children's Book to Remember\u003cbr\u003e · A Child Study Association's Pick of Children's Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e · Jane Addams Book Award\u003cbr\u003e · Lewis Carroll Shelf Award\u003cbr\u003e · Commonwealth Club of California: Literature Award\u003cbr\u003e · Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award\u003cbr\u003e · Woodward School Annual Book Award\u003cbr\u003e · Friends of the Library Award, University of California at Irvine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114352132336,"sku":"2940169380651","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169380651_p0.jpg?v=1763780613","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169380651","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}