The Cay
by Theodore Taylor
from Laurel Leaf
This award-winning novel remains a powerful classic of prejudice, love, and survival. In 1942, 11-year-old Phillip Enright lives with his parents on the Dutch island of Curaçao, but when the war moves too close for comfort, his mother decides to travel with him back to the safety of Virginia. When their boat is torpedoed, however, Phillip is blinded and finds himself adrift on a life raft with an old black man and a cat. They eventually land on a deserted island. Phillip is suspicious of "the large Negro," but soon grows to trust--and ultimately love--the patient and generous Timothy. Dedicated to "Dr. King's Dream," The Cay has a clear message that friendship is colorblind; it is also a terrific adventure story of a young, newly blinded man learning to survive on an uninhabited island. (Ages 12 and older) --Richard Farr
Phillip 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.
When 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.”
But by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip’s head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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by Cate Tiernan
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The chronicle of the deadly Woodbane conspiracy-as told by one of Morgan's own ancestors-has fallen into Hunter and Morgan's hands. Hunter and Morgan explore the world of these powerful witches, to find a way to vanquish them at last.
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by Cate Tiernan
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by Cate Tiernan
from Puffin
Morgan's saga continues in this double-length, stand alone SWEEP book. Moira's Story will shoot readers forward through time, where we will meet Morgan's daughter-raised as a blood witch-and follow her adventures as the progeny of one of the most powerful blood witches the Seven Great Clans have ever known.
The Calling: Book Seven (Sweep)
by Cate Tiernan
from Puffin
Morgan and Hunter travel to New York City, Morgan to seek out information about her birth parents and Hunter to continue his quest to end the deadly Woodbane conspiracy. But in their search for answers, they find themselves in terrible danger.
Changeling: Book Eight (Sweep)
by Cate Tiernan
from Puffin
When Morgan receives a shocking revelation about her family, sheÂ’s thrown into a moral tailspin, believing that her essential nature is evil. Is her dark heritage too powerful to overcome?
Strife: Book Nine (Sweep)
by Cate Tiernan
from Puffin
Frightening things are happening when Morgan is around. Books are flying, lightbulbs are exploding, and no one knows the cause. MorganÂ’s friends think sheÂ’s the cause of this strange activity. How can she prove sheÂ’s not to blame?
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