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A review by sardine164
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
4.0
A beautiful simple story about friendship and breaking down prejudices, written for young people (my son read it at school).
Sometimes I find YA books skate over parts that could be given more depth - for example, there are obvious holes in the plot, or characters do things that are not fully explained. I then reason to myself that, being an adult, perhaps I'm looking for more than a young person would, or perhaps I'm looking too much for a logical flow.
Then, I've read a few YA books this year that work beautifully for me, and this is one of them. A simple story, well told, from a young boy's perspective. Maybe a young person's "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Sometimes I find YA books skate over parts that could be given more depth - for example, there are obvious holes in the plot, or characters do things that are not fully explained. I then reason to myself that, being an adult, perhaps I'm looking for more than a young person would, or perhaps I'm looking too much for a logical flow.
Then, I've read a few YA books this year that work beautifully for me, and this is one of them. A simple story, well told, from a young boy's perspective. Maybe a young person's "To Kill a Mockingbird"?