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The Cay
by Theodore Taylor • 1969
Shipwrecked and blinded, a prejudiced boy must trust an old West Indian sailor to survive.
3.80
39k+
The Cay Summary
The Cay 90%
Shipwrecked and blinded, a prejudiced boy must trust an old West Indian sailor to survive.
by Theodore Taylor 1969
3.80
39k+ ratings
Castaway
by Lucy Irvine • 1983
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
3.76
871
Castaway Summary
Castaway 89%
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
by Lucy Irvine 1983
3.76
871 ratings
One Perfect Couple
by Ruth Ware • 2024
When a tropical reality show crew vanishes, a scientist is stranded with a dangerous rival.
3.61
172k+
One Perfect Couple Summary
One Perfect Couple 89%
When a tropical reality show crew vanishes, a scientist is stranded with a dangerous rival.
by Ruth Ware 2024
3.61
172k+ ratings
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe • 1719
A shipwreck leaves one man alone on a deserted island, where he must build a world from scratch.
3.68
333k+
Robinson Crusoe Summary
Robinson Crusoe 89%
A shipwreck leaves one man alone on a deserted island, where he must build a world from scratch.
by Daniel Defoe 1719
3.68
333k+ ratings
On the Island
by Tracey Garvis Graves • 2011
A crash leaves a teacher and her teenage student alone on an uninhabited island for years.
4.11
87k+
On the Island Summary
On the Island 88%
A crash leaves a teacher and her teenage student alone on an uninhabited island for years.
by Tracey Garvis Graves 2011
4.11
87k+ ratings
Crash Landing
by Annie McQuaid • 2025
Her plane crashes on a deserted island. The pilot is the man who broke her heart.
3.45
3k+
Crash Landing Summary
Crash Landing 88%
Her plane crashes on a deserted island. The pilot is the man who broke her heart.
by Annie McQuaid 2025
3.45
3k+ ratings
The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown • 2016
A shipwrecked robot learns to survive among wild animals and becomes mother to an orphaned gosling.
4.22
124k+
The Wild Robot Summary
The Wild Robot 88%
A shipwrecked robot learns to survive among wild animals and becomes mother to an orphaned gosling.
by Peter Brown 2016
4.22
124k+ ratings
Minecraft
by Max Brooks • 2017
A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.
4.17
8k+
Minecraft Summary
Minecraft 88%
A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.
by Max Brooks 2017
4.17
8k+ ratings
The Island
by Adrian McKinty • 2022
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
3.76
43k+
The Island Summary
The Island 88%
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
by Adrian McKinty 2022
3.76
43k+ ratings
Deux Ans de vacances
by Jules Verne • 1888
Shipwrecked without adults, fifteen boys must turn a hostile Pacific island into a home.
3.97
7k+
Deux Ans de vacances Summary
Deux Ans de vacances 87%
Shipwrecked without adults, fifteen boys must turn a hostile Pacific island into a home.
by Jules Verne 1888
3.97
7k+ ratings
God's Junk Drawer
by Peter Clines • 2025
A professor must save a prehistoric valley from the tyrant who rules it: his long-lost sister.
4.07
4k+
God's Junk Drawer Summary
God's Junk Drawer 87%
A professor must save a prehistoric valley from the tyrant who rules it: his long-lost sister.
by Peter Clines 2025
4.07
4k+ ratings
The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne • 2004
Five Civil War castaways crash on an island where something unseen keeps them alive.
4.14
60k+
The Mysterious Island Summary
The Mysterious Island 87%
Five Civil War castaways crash on an island where something unseen keeps them alive.
by Jules Verne 2004
4.14
60k+ ratings
Les marins ne savent pas nager
by Dominique Scali • 2022
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
3.73
1k+
Les marins ne savent pas nager Summary
Les marins ne savent pas nager 87%
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
by Dominique Scali 2022
3.73
1k+ ratings
The Troop
by Nick Cutter • 2014
A remote scout trip turns lethal when a starving man brings a parasite eating from within.
3.83
129k+
The Troop Summary
The Troop 86%
A remote scout trip turns lethal when a starving man brings a parasite eating from within.
by Nick Cutter 2014
3.83
129k+ ratings
Reckless Girls
by Rachel Hawkins • 2022
A remote island traps six strangers with deadly secrets and a history of cannibalism.
3.55
159k+
Reckless Girls Summary
Reckless Girls 86%
A remote island traps six strangers with deadly secrets and a history of cannibalism.
by Rachel Hawkins 2022
3.55
159k+ ratings
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
by Geronimo Stilton • 2004
A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.
4.09
16k+
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye 86%
A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.
by Geronimo Stilton 2004
4.09
16k+ ratings
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen • 1987
After the pilot dies, a 13-year-old crash-lands alone in the Canadian woods with only a hatchet.
3.80
456k+
Hatchet Summary
Hatchet 86%
After the pilot dies, a 13-year-old crash-lands alone in the Canadian woods with only a hatchet.
by Gary Paulsen 1987
3.80
456k+ ratings
Island
by Aldous Huxley • 1962
A journalist washes onto a forbidden island to exploit its utopia, and finds himself remade instead.
3.85
37k+
Island Summary
Island 86%
A journalist washes onto a forbidden island to exploit its utopia, and finds himself remade instead.
by Aldous Huxley 1962
3.85
37k+ ratings
A Marriage at Sea
by Sophie Elmhirst • 2024
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
3.81
62k+
A Marriage at Sea Summary
A Marriage at Sea 86%
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
by Sophie Elmhirst 2024
3.81
62k+ ratings
Wild Dark Shore
by Charlotte McConaghy • 2025
A shipwrecked woman on a remote island discovers her rescuers may have killed her husband.
4.07
560k+
Wild Dark Shore Summary
Wild Dark Shore 86%
A shipwrecked woman on a remote island discovers her rescuers may have killed her husband.
by Charlotte McConaghy 2025
4.07
560k+ ratings
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson • 1882
A treasure map sends an innkeeper's son to sea with a crew plotting mutiny.
3.85
545k+
Treasure Island Summary
Treasure Island 86%
A treasure map sends an innkeeper's son to sea with a crew plotting mutiny.
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1882
3.85
545k+ ratings
The River
by Gary Paulsen • 1991
A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.
3.83
33k+
The River Summary
The River 86%
A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.
by Gary Paulsen 1991
3.83
33k+ ratings
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding • 1954
On a deserted island, schoolboys vote for order but hunger for a kill.
3.70
3.2M+
Lord of the Flies Summary
Lord of the Flies 86%
On a deserted island, schoolboys vote for order but hunger for a kill.
by William Golding 1954
3.70
3.2M+ ratings
Outer Banks
by Alyssa Sheinmel • 2021
Working-class Outer Banks teens and a rich girl shelter from a storm in a smuggler's hideout.
3.49
3k+
Outer Banks Summary
Outer Banks 86%
Working-class Outer Banks teens and a rich girl shelter from a storm in a smuggler's hideout.
by Alyssa Sheinmel 2021
3.49
3k+ ratings
The Way of the Hermit
by Ken Smith • 2023
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
4.21
3k+
The Way of the Hermit Summary
The Way of the Hermit 86%
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
by Ken Smith 2023
4.21
3k+ ratings
Papillon
by Henri Charrière • 1969
Framed for murder, he spent 14 years planning the one escape Devil's Island thought impossible.
4.23
76k+
Papillon Summary
Papillon 86%
Framed for murder, he spent 14 years planning the one escape Devil's Island thought impossible.
by Henri Charrière 1969
4.23
76k+ ratings
Sahara
by Clive Cussler • 1992
Stranded in the Sahara, Dirk Pitt unearths a toxic nightmare beside a lost Confederate ironclad.
3.99
61k+
Sahara Summary
Sahara 86%
Stranded in the Sahara, Dirk Pitt unearths a toxic nightmare beside a lost Confederate ironclad.
by Clive Cussler 1992
3.99
61k+ ratings
How Bad Things Can Get
by Darcy Coates • 2025
She survived a cult massacre. The island festival she's trapped in is its reenactment.
3.71
11k+
How Bad Things Can Get Summary
How Bad Things Can Get 86%
She survived a cult massacre. The island festival she's trapped in is its reenactment.
by Darcy Coates 2025
3.71
11k+ ratings
Wavewalker
by Suzanne Heywood • 2023
A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.
4.23
9k+
Wavewalker Summary
Wavewalker 86%
A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.
by Suzanne Heywood 2023
4.23
9k+ ratings
You Are Fatally Invited
by Ande Pliego • 2025
A private island retreat for thriller writers turns deadly when murders copy their own novels.
3.56
21k+
You Are Fatally Invited Summary
You Are Fatally Invited 86%
A private island retreat for thriller writers turns deadly when murders copy their own novels.
by Ande Pliego 2025
3.56
21k+ ratings
The Pilot's Daughter
by Audrey J. Cole • 2021
Her family held hostage, a mother plants a gun on a plane; the hijacking is personal.
4.20
15k+
The Pilot's Daughter Summary
The Pilot's Daughter 86%
Her family held hostage, a mother plants a gun on a plane; the hijacking is personal.
by Audrey J. Cole 2021
4.20
15k+ ratings
My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George • 1959
Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.
4.10
86k+
My Side of the Mountain Summary
My Side of the Mountain 86%
Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.
by Jean Craighead George 1959
4.10
86k+ ratings
SYLO
by D.J. MacHale • 2013
When soldiers seal off his island, a teen discovers the quarantine hides a secret worth killing for.
3.92
5k+
SYLO Summary
SYLO 86%
When soldiers seal off his island, a teen discovers the quarantine hides a secret worth killing for.
by D.J. MacHale 2013
3.92
5k+ ratings
One of Us Knows
by Alyssa Cole • 2024
A woman with many selves takes a job at an island castle mirroring her fractured mind.
3.12
19k+
One of Us Knows Summary
One of Us Knows 86%
A woman with many selves takes a job at an island castle mirroring her fractured mind.
by Alyssa Cole 2024
3.12
19k+ ratings
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power • 2019
A quarantined school mutates its girls. When a friend vanishes, a survivor digs for answers.
3.45
101k+
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls 86%
A quarantined school mutates its girls. When a friend vanishes, a survivor digs for answers.
by Rory Power 2019
3.45
101k+ ratings
Monument 14
by Emmy Laybourne • 2012
Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.
3.90
25k+
Monument 14 Summary
Monument 14 86%
Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.
by Emmy Laybourne 2012
3.90
25k+ ratings
Beyond the Bright Sea
by Lauren Wolk • 2017
A twelve-year-old outcast risks a shuttered leper colony to uncover where she came from.
4.08
17k+
Beyond the Bright Sea Summary
Beyond the Bright Sea 85%
A twelve-year-old outcast risks a shuttered leper colony to uncover where she came from.
by Lauren Wolk 2017
4.08
17k+ ratings
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel • 2001
A shipwreck leaves a boy adrift on the Pacific, sharing a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.
3.94
1.8M+
Life of Pi Summary
Life of Pi 85%
A shipwreck leaves a boy adrift on the Pacific, sharing a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.
by Yann Martel 2001
3.94
1.8M+ ratings
Suicide Forest
by Jeremy Bates • 2014
Lost in Japan's suicide forest, a group of friends realizes they're being hunted.
3.68
10k+
Suicide Forest Summary
Suicide Forest 85%
Lost in Japan's suicide forest, a group of friends realizes they're being hunted.
by Jeremy Bates 2014
3.68
10k+ ratings
The Most Dangerous Game
by Richard Connell • 1924
Washed ashore on a private island, a celebrated hunter discovers his host stalks human prey.
3.95
62k+
The Most Dangerous Game Summary
The Most Dangerous Game 85%
Washed ashore on a private island, a celebrated hunter discovers his host stalks human prey.
by Richard Connell 1924
3.95
62k+ ratings
The Island
by Natasha Preston • 2023
Six influencers, one remote island. The boat vanishes, then the bodies start dropping.
3.48
39k+
The Island Summary
The Island 85%
Six influencers, one remote island. The boat vanishes, then the bodies start dropping.
by Natasha Preston 2023
3.48
39k+ ratings
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
by C.A. Fletcher • 2019
When their dog is stolen, a young islander chases the stranger into an emptied Britain.
4.15
22k+
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World Summary
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World 85%
When their dog is stolen, a young islander chases the stranger into an emptied Britain.
by C.A. Fletcher 2019
4.15
22k+ ratings
She Started It
by Sian Gilbert • 2023
Four women are lured to an island hen party by the classmate whose life they ruined.
3.57
58k+
She Started It Summary
She Started It 85%
Four women are lured to an island hen party by the classmate whose life they ruined.
by Sian Gilbert 2023
3.57
58k+ ratings
Alabama Moon
by Watt Key • 2004
His father dead, a boy raised in the Alabama wild must outrun the law to survive.
4.06
5k+
Alabama Moon Summary
Alabama Moon 85%
His father dead, a boy raised in the Alabama wild must outrun the law to survive.
by Watt Key 2004
4.06
5k+ ratings
The Last One
by Will Dean • 2023
When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.
3.55
41k+
The Last One Summary
The Last One 85%
When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.
by Will Dean 2023
3.55
41k+ ratings
The Stand
by Stephen King • 1978
Ten strangers are lured to an island and killed one by one, following a nursery rhyme.
4.35
853k+
The Stand Summary
The Stand 85%
Ten strangers are lured to an island and killed one by one, following a nursery rhyme.
by Stephen King 1978
4.35
853k+ ratings
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
4.25
9k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 85%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ ratings
Playground
by Richard Powers • 2024
Tech mogul seeks forgiveness on a Pacific island as the community votes on his final plan.
4.13
51k+
Playground Summary
Playground 85%
Tech mogul seeks forgiveness on a Pacific island as the community votes on his final plan.
by Richard Powers 2024
4.13
51k+ ratings
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer • 1996
A young man sheds his name and cash, walks into the Alaskan wild, and never returns.
4.02
1.2M+
Into the Wild Summary
Into the Wild 85%
A young man sheds his name and cash, walks into the Alaskan wild, and never returns.
by Jon Krakauer 1996
4.02
1.2M+ ratings
How to Stay Invisible
by Maggie C. Rudd • 2023
Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.
4.43
1k+
How to Stay Invisible Summary
How to Stay Invisible 85%
Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.
by Maggie C. Rudd 2023
4.43
1k+ ratings
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