{"product_id":"9780440229124","title":"The Cay","description":"  SHIPWRECKED!\u003cp\u003e Phillip was so frightened he could hardly breathe. All around him were the shark-infested waters of the Caribbean...and the darkness.Blinded be the blow to his head when the ship was torpedoed, he was a drift on a wooden raft with the big old black man who worked on deck. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCast up on a remote and barren island, they begin an amazing adventure.  One that allow Phillip to \"see\" for the very first time, how blind he had been before he lost his sight and experienced the kindness, wisdom, and love of a simple extraordinary man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: Theodore Taylor was born in North Carolina and began writing at the age of thirteen as a cub reporter for the Portsmouth, Virginia \u003ci\u003eEvening Star\u003c\/i\u003e.  Leaving home at seventeen to join the \u003ci\u003eWashington Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e as a copy boy, he worked his way toward New York City and became an NBC network sportswriter at the age of nineteen.  Mr. Taylor is the author of a dozen books for young readers, among them the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Cay\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Laguna Beach, California, with his wife, Flora.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013410341104,"sku":"9780440229124","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780440229124_p0.jpg?v=1763701866","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780440229124","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}