In the novel The Cay, a young white boy and an old black man are stranded on a small sandy cay in the Caribbean Sea following a shipwreck. Eleven-year-old Phillip was blinded by flying debris when a torpedo struck the SS Hato, and old Timothy has taughthim how to survive. This prequel-sequel tells the rest of theirtale in alternating chapters--the compelling story of two very different people who share the courage and tenacity toturn their dreamsinto reality. Includes a reader's guide.

THEODORE TAYLOR is the author of many award-winning middle grade and young adult novels, including Billy the Kid, The Maldonado Miracle, The Boy Who Could Fly Without a Motor, The Weirdo, and The Cay . He lives in Laguna Beach, California.