The cay.
When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, a twelve-year-old white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old Negro are stranded on a small desert island in the Caribbean where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love fr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Garden City, N.Y. :
Doubleday,
[1969]
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| Edition: | [1st ed.]. |
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| Summary: | When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, a twelve-year-old white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old Negro are stranded on a small desert island in the Caribbean where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion. |
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| Physical Description: | 137 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Awards: | Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 1970 |