Author Theodore Taylor is an American writer who also makes documentary films. His inspiration to write "The Cay" came from his research into German submarines that fought in the Second World War. He is now married with three children and lives in California. Setting This novel is set in the 1940's on a small island, called a "cay", in the Caribbean Sea. German U-boats are constantly submerged in the vicinity of the island and Williamsted, …showed first 75 words of 834 total…

…showed last 75 words of 834 total…War. Conclusion I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I thought that the plot was very good.Just one afterthought though ,and that is that I wished it was longer. The language in the book is fairly straight forward and so is the story so I would only recommend it for a 12-13 age group.Though nearly anyone older than that could enjoy it as a short story. Overall I would give this novel ......7 out of 10.