The only plane crash / island survival book I read was Hatchet by Gary Paulson. Had to read it for school and I remember being freaked out as a middle schooler lol
captainmidday on
Robinson Crusoe is worth a look. It has all the elements you list (but isn’t like “Lost”). It’s free, so you can’t beat the price. I really enjoyed it… several times
NorthernPossibility on
Kind of a deep cut but one of my favorite books as a kid was *Baby Island* by Carol Ryrie Brink, which was about two preteen sisters who get stranded on a deserted island with 4 babies after their lifeboat gets swept away. They have to figure out how to survive themselves and also manage the 4 babies that depend on them.
BeeAromatic4346 on
Real life experiences in the book “alive” by piers Paul read
Pixelchus on
All I can think of are rather gruesome survival ones like The Troop by Nick Cutter, or even Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
I think you found a niche for some aspiring authors!
ApprehensiveMud4211 on
Wild Dark Shore sort of is. It’s about an island near Antarctica that has to be evacuated.
Mishgrrrl on
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Stranded by Sarah Goodwin
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
lupuslibrorum on
There are lots of them. A lot of American school children used to read *Island of the Blue Dolphins*.
InvestigatorFun8498 on
Lord of the flies
jwezorek on
Verne *Mysterious Island.*
It’s the trope creator of the castaways not only surviving but thriving. They set up a cave home with a waterfall powered elevator, etc.
depressed_kyoka on
I don’t know about plan crash and all, but the compound by Aisling Rowle is like a survival game, Like love Island . It’s quite engaging, I mean i finished it in one sitting, It also had a survival aspect to it…fighting for basic necessities and all. Do check it out.
Visual-Sheepherder36 on
Stephen King’s short story *Survivor Type* is pretty great.
teacuperate on
They don’t crash on a tropical island, but *The Mountain Between Us* is pretty gripping!
CrassulaOrbicularis on
Island of the Blue Dolphins is a classic.
Other older books include The Coral Island by Ballantyne and Swiss Family Robinson by Wyss. Both should be available free somewhere! Not my favourites, but easy reading.
fabunobo on
Isola
Allegra Goodman
SomeKindoflove27 on
Have you read the beach by Alex Garland? Doesn’t meet all your criteria but it’s a fun adventure book.
gh-ul on
The island by Adrian McKinty
jbuam on
The Depths by Nicole Lesperance. She isn’t necessarily stranded as much as trapped. It’s written for a young audience but has beautiful imagery.
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The only plane crash / island survival book I read was Hatchet by Gary Paulson. Had to read it for school and I remember being freaked out as a middle schooler lol
Robinson Crusoe is worth a look. It has all the elements you list (but isn’t like “Lost”). It’s free, so you can’t beat the price. I really enjoyed it… several times
Kind of a deep cut but one of my favorite books as a kid was *Baby Island* by Carol Ryrie Brink, which was about two preteen sisters who get stranded on a deserted island with 4 babies after their lifeboat gets swept away. They have to figure out how to survive themselves and also manage the 4 babies that depend on them.
Real life experiences in the book “alive” by piers Paul read
All I can think of are rather gruesome survival ones like The Troop by Nick Cutter, or even Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
I think you found a niche for some aspiring authors!
Wild Dark Shore sort of is. It’s about an island near Antarctica that has to be evacuated.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Stranded by Sarah Goodwin
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
There are lots of them. A lot of American school children used to read *Island of the Blue Dolphins*.
Lord of the flies
Verne *Mysterious Island.*
It’s the trope creator of the castaways not only surviving but thriving. They set up a cave home with a waterfall powered elevator, etc.
I don’t know about plan crash and all, but the compound by Aisling Rowle is like a survival game, Like love Island . It’s quite engaging, I mean i finished it in one sitting, It also had a survival aspect to it…fighting for basic necessities and all. Do check it out.
Stephen King’s short story *Survivor Type* is pretty great.
They don’t crash on a tropical island, but *The Mountain Between Us* is pretty gripping!
Island of the Blue Dolphins is a classic.
Other older books include The Coral Island by Ballantyne and Swiss Family Robinson by Wyss. Both should be available free somewhere! Not my favourites, but easy reading.
Isola
Allegra Goodman
Have you read the beach by Alex Garland? Doesn’t meet all your criteria but it’s a fun adventure book.
The island by Adrian McKinty
The Depths by Nicole Lesperance. She isn’t necessarily stranded as much as trapped. It’s written for a young audience but has beautiful imagery.
The Swiss Family Robinson