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Question: Need help with the name of a book I read when I was a little girl!. I can't recall what it was titled!. Help!!?
It's about a young boy & a slave ( I think) who were stranded on an island after their boat sank!. (I'm pretty sure it won an award!.)

I don't remember much about it!.!.!. Except that there was a hurricane that hit the island at some point!.

Can somebody please help me with this!?
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
The book you are thinking of is "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
http://www!.amazon!.com/Cay-Theodore-Taylo!.!.!.
It won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, The American Library Association's Alex Award, and nine other awards
http://www!.theodoretaylor!.com/bio!.htm
"This is a classic novel about racism and a young man's realization that skin color does not matter!. Phillip is an 11-year-old living in the West Indies at the start of World War II!. He's excited at the idea of being in the war but is taken away by his mother who only wants to return to the safety of Virginia!. Their ship is sunk by the Germans, and Phillip and his mother end up on separate life rafts!. After being hit on the head with a beam from the sinking ship, Phillip awakens to find himself alone with Timothy, an old black ship hand, and Stew Cat, the ship's tomcat!. The three survive on a raft for several days, during which time Phillip loses his eyesight due to the head injury!. They eventually come ashore on a small unpopulated island!. Phillip must learn to deal with his blindness and overcome his dislike for Timothy!. Phillip's question, "Timothy, are you still black!?," shows that Phillip has moved past the barrier of color!. After Timothy's death, Phillip continues to live on the island and is eventually rescued and reunited with his parents!."
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These are some possibilities I found:

The Cay by Theodore Taylor!. Blind American boy and an old West Indian native are stranded on a Caribbean island!.1969!.

Timothy of the Cay by Theodore Taylor!. This companion book to The Cay leads up to the wreck of the Hato in the Caribbean during World War II and Phillip’s journey back to civilization after his rescue from the island!.

Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry!. Simon & Schuster, 1968!. Maftu, a young boy was afraid of the sea, but to prove his bravery he goes off in his canoe with his dog and pet albatross, survives a storm and becomes stranded on a desert island!. Newbery Medal 1941

These are just some I found, not sure if any of em are the one you're looking for!. :-)




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kidnapped!Www@QuestionHome@Com

omg, it was called 'the quay', i had to read it for schoolWww@QuestionHome@Com

uhm, i dont know!. sorry!.Www@QuestionHome@Com