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The Cay by Theodore Taylor

The Cay: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cay runs 3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Boatman (about 2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2005released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Cay at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day6 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 3 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Michael Boatman

Michael Boatman narrates 43 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 418 hours in all.

All Michael Boatman audiobooks, measured

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Cay is an audiobook by Theodore Taylor: a 3-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Boatman, released February 8, 2005, on the Classics (Kids) and Action & Adventure (Kids) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Boatman
Released
February 8, 2005
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Kids), Action & Adventure (Kids), Non-fiction (Kids)
ISBN
9781400099092

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Cay as an audiobook?

The Cay runs 3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2 hours.

Is The Cay free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Cay?

The Cay is narrated by Michael Boatman.