Be moved by Theodore Taylor’s modern classic, which appears on many school reading lists. A young boy is blinded in a shipwreck and marooned on a small, deserted island with Timothy, an aging black man. Timothy’s care and compassion helps Phillip survive his ordeal and change his pre-conceived notions of their differences.
Suggested for grades 3 and up
Be moved by Theodore Taylor’s modern classic, which appears on many school reading lists. A young boy is blinded in a shipwreck and marooned on a small, deserted island with Timothy, an aging black man. Timothy’s care and compassion helps Phillip survive his ordeal and change his pre-conceived notions of their differences.
Suggested for grades 3 and up
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