Book review2-7

I read a book called The Cay. Philip, a young white American boy, was a main character in the story. He lived on the Dutch island of Curacao. At the time, there was fighting all round the world. Philip's mother, Grace, wanted to go back to Virginia with Philip. One Friday morning, Philip and his mother rode the SS Hato, a small and smoky Dutch ship. Two days after they left Curacao, the Germans attacked the SS Hato. There was a big explosion. They rode a lifeboat then something hit Philip hard on the head. A long time later, Philip opened his eyes. There was a bad pain in his head. There was a very big, old black man next to him. His name was Timothy. They were the only two people in the lifeboat. While they were in the lifeboat Philip went blind. One day, they found the island. It was the Cay. They started to live there and waited for help. Philip was afraid when he was alone because of his blind eyes. Philip thought he couldn't do anything without Timothy. Timothy knew what Philip thought. Timothy helped Philip. Sooner, Philip could do almost everything by himself. After strong winds, Timothy was dead. Philip was very sad but he could do live by himself now. One day, a plane found him and he could go back to his father and mother again! In a hospital in New York, Philip saw some of the best doctors in the State and he started to see again!

This was a nice story. I thought Philip was a brave boy. I liked the relationship between Philip and Timothy.
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