Theodore Taylor

Una conmovedora historia de superación personal y amistad. Cuando Phillip despierta en una pequeña balsa en medio del océano, no consigue ver y no recuerda qué ha pasado. ¿Dónde está? ¿Y su familia? Solo Timothy, el hombre de color que lo ha salvado del naufragio, y su gato Stew han sobrevivido tambien. Con ellos vivira una aventura muy larga e intensa cuya brutalidad y lucha diaria le enseñaran algo fundamental: a aprender a amar la vida.La obra, de gran calidad literaria, ha sido galardonada con 11 premios literarios entre los cuales destaca el Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.Historia poderosa y emocionante que atrae y envuelve al lector sobre el crecimiento personal de un niño ciego que sobrevive en una isla gracias al hombre que lo salva.El libro trata en profundidad los prejuicios de clasismo y racismo asi como la superacion de los mismos.A partir de 12 años.

Overseas, on vacation from Africa, a leer sits on her face. She is about to do a dirty deed; A deed that involves a fetish that few would ever suspect her of possessing...A fetish for 18-year-old white meat...A fetish that she wants to gorge and be filled upon, while her husband watches the action...

Philip and Timothy were on a small Dutch ship in the Caribbean Sea during the Second World War. A German boat attacked and sank their boat and they escaped in a lifeboat. After floating in the sea for two or three days, during which time Philip goes blind, they arrive at the 'cay', an island, where they must wait for help ... The Cay is a children's classic written by Theodore Taylor, an American who writes books for young people and also makes films.

Available for the first time in a Yearling edition, the classic, inspiring story of a dog who triumphs against all odds, by the bestselling author of The Cay.Helen adored her beautiful golden Labrador from the first moment he was placed in her arms, a squirming fat sausage of creamy yellow fur. As her best friend, Friar Tuck waited daily for Helen to come home from school and play. He guarded her through the long, scary hours of the dark night. Twice he even saved her life.Now its Helens turn. No one can say exactly when Tuck began to go blind. Probably the light began to fail for him long before the alarming day when he raced after some cats and crashed through the screen door, apparently never seeing it. But from that day on, Tucks trouble--and how to cope with it--becomes the focus of Helens life. Together they fight the chain that holds him and threatens to break his spirit, until Helen comes up with a solution so new, so daring, theres no way it can fail.

Ben and Teetoncey take to the sea--he, to find his brother, and she, to escape a forced return to England. But can they survive storms, harsh ship life, and a relentless pursuer?

In 1898, twelve-year-old Ben rescues a near-drowned girl from a shipwreck off the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Although the girl, named Teetoncey, becomes part of his family, she will not utter a s

Now recovered from the shipwreck that killed her parents, Teetoncey reveals a secret: Two chests full of silver went down with her ship. Can Tee, Ben, and his friends dredge up the treasure without a

Chip Clewt, known simply as the weirdo, lives like a hermit in the Powhatan Swamp, a National Wildlife Refuge that is at the center of a heated controversy between local hunters and environmentalists. A hunting ban on the Powhatan is about to expire. The environmentalists want to protect the wildlife; the hunters are oiling their guns. Then someone completely unexpected comes forward to spearhead the conservation effort--the weirdo.Includes a readers guide.

Jon Jeffers is the loneliest nine-year-old on earth. Its 1935, and hes stuck on a tiny rocky island off the coast of San Francisco with his mother and his lighthouse-keeper father. Jon longs for something more. If only he had a way to escape this forsaken pile of rocks, he could have some real adventures.Then one morning the irritable ghost of an ancient magician appears on the beach and offersamazinglyto teach Jon to fly. Jon agrees, and at first flying seems to be the answer to his wildest dreams. But then he flies into some serious trouble. . . .From the acclaimed author of The Cay, here is a sweet, funny, and outrageous tale of a boy who gets his dearest wishand then wishes he hadnt.

The year is 1868, and fourteen-year-old Alika and his younger brother, Sulu, are hunting for seals on an ice floe attached to their island in the Arctic. Suddenly the ice starts to shake, and they hear a loud crack--the terrible sound of the floe breaking free from land. The boys watch with horror as the dark expanse of water between the ice and the shore rapidly widens, and they start drifting south--away from their home, their family, and everything theyve ever known.Throughout their six-month-long journey down the Greenland Strait, the brothers face bitter cold, starvation, and most frightening of all, vicious polar bears. But they still remain hopeful that one day theyll be rescued.This thrilling new adventure story from bestselling author Theodore Taylor is a moving testament to the bond between brothers--and to the strength of the human spirit.Includes a map, a glossary of Inuit words and phrases, and an authors note..

Twelve-year-old Jose Maldonado used to dream of becoming a fine artist. But this son of a poor Mexican farmer now focuses on survival, not art. After Joses mother died, his father left to work in the United States, leaving Jose on his own in Mexico. When its time for father and son to reunite, things go terribly wrong. Joses attempt to cross the border is harrowing, and his stay at a migrant worker camp turns into a nightmare, forcing him to flee for his life. Hiding out in a church seems a wise thing to dountil the blood dripping from his wounded shoulder lands on a statue of Christ. Now everyone thinks the statue itself is bleeding. Joses accidental miracle kick-starts a media frenzyand threatens the future of an entire town.Theodore Taylors riveting story of faith and desperation inspired the September 2003 Showtime movie The Maldonado Miracle, directed by Salma Hayek.

In the novel The Cay, a young white boy and an old black man are stranded on a small sandy cay in the Caribbean Sea following a shipwreck. Eleven-year-old Phillip was blinded by flying debris when a torpedo struck the SS Hato, and old Timothy has taught him how to survive. This prequel-sequel tells the rest of their tale in alternating chapters--the compelling story of two very different people who share the courage and tenacity to turn their dreams into reality. Includes a readers guide.

It is 1946, a year after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and World War II is over. But the U.S. government has decided that further tests of atomic bombs must be conducted. When Bikini Atoll is chosen for the testing site, the inhabitants of the tiny island are told they must relocate for just two years. But sixteen-year-old Sorry Rinamu believes the Americans are lying and that it will never be safe to return. He must find a way to stop the first bomb before it is dropped . . . even if it means risking his own destruction. Includes a readers guide and an authors note.