I chose this book for my 8 year old son. He read it on his own, while i read it on my own at the same time. I was not sure if he would understand some of the "island" dialect, but as we discussed the book I found that he was not having a problem understanding. The dialect may be a problem for some 8 year olds to understand. My son really enjoyed this story, as did I. It shows how a person can overcome racism, reguardless of what their upbringing was. I wasn't even aware that racism was an issue in this book until we read it, and I was glad for my son to read it and discuss our feelings on the subject. Amidst the turmoil of getting capsized on the island, the young boy takes a blow to the head which renders him blind. The boy learns how to trust the old man, and they have to depend on each other as they only have each other on this tiny island. The old man teaches the boy everything he needs to know to survive on his own just in case. As the story moves on, it is clear there is a growing unconditional love between the two. I feel it is a great book for both child and parent, and if you can find the time to read it and discuss it with your child, DO IT! It is a very touching story that should be read.

i loved this book it was so good i could read it again if i wanted to it was so good.

i LOVED the book it was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The book The Cay was a GREAT boom and should be read by parents and by kids. There is mild language and violence and should be for ages 9+. I just finished it for school and the words that the author wrote were so imaginable and very cool. I LOVE THE BOOK!! bye.

i am 11 years old and i read the book and just fell compltely in love with the book and it is a good book and i would recommend it to anyone but kids under 9 might not under stand it because it has alot of a man talking like hes from alstraila any way its a good book and any onw should look it up and read it..

In the beginning of the book,I didn't like how Philip acted spoiled, and excited about war. But once I got towards the middle and end, I realized that it's actually a very nice and sad story about trust and death.

Hi, I believe "The Cay" was a fantastic novel for a school project. I loved how Theodore Taylor (the author) made the book sound like every living thing was against blacks, it turned out to be a great book.

Hi, I believe "The Cay" was a fantastic novel for a school project. I loved how Theodore Taylor (the author) made the book sound like every living thing was against blacks, it turned out to be a great book.

this book i really did not wanna rea at first i thought it was gonna be boring and everything else right when i read the first chapter, but that book got really really good, and its quick and a good book. lol (: just go find it in a library or book store maybe even walmart, but you need to read it. (:

its stupid its crappy its retarded NO ONE should ever read this BORING book

The Cay is a heartwarming story about a boy named Philip and how he became blind on his journey and the struggle to survive on the cay. There's a very suspenseful part in the story when timothy dies and Philip is blind and alone on a forgotten cay. that part in the story just touches my heart because i would be sad too if i was blind and alone on a forgotten cay and my only companion was a cat.

If you must read this book, it will be alright. Although it had its good moments, I was honestly bored to death reading it.

Beautiful!