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isolation

Books about isolation for readers of all ages.

Cover of Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

Johnson, Dan

Ages 7–12survivalresilience

Cover of The lonely ones

The lonely ones

Kelsey Sutton

Ages 13–18lonelinessisolation

Cover of X-Isle

X-Isle

Steve Augarde

Ages 12–18survivalcivilization and collapse

Cover of Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Michael Burgan

Ages 10–15ambitionresponsibility

Cover of The only girl in the world

The only girl in the world

Carol Drinkwater

Ages 10–16courageidentity

Cover of One arm, and other stories

One arm, and other stories

Tennessee Williams

Ages 16–18identityhuman connection

Cover of The island of one

The island of one

Eve Bunting

Ages 7–12explorationisolation

Cover of You are my only

You are my only

Beth Kephart

Ages 13–18family relationshipssecrets

Cover of American Classic Collection (Birthmark / Gift of the Magi / Masque of the Red Death / Yellow Wallpaper)

American Classic Collection (Birthmark / Gift of the Magi / Masque of the Red Death / Yellow Wallpaper)

Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, O. Henry, Nathaniel Hawthorne

Ages 13–18sacrificemorality

Cover of Visions of Poe [16 stories, 8 poems]

Visions of Poe [16 stories, 8 poems]

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18mysterysuspense

Cover of The silver kiss

The silver kiss

Annette Curtis Klause

Ages 14–18lovedeath

Cover of Letters from Rapunzel

Letters from Rapunzel

Sara Holmes

Ages 10–15self-discoveryisolation

Cover of Unlocked

Unlocked

Ryan G. Van Cleave

Ages 14–18lonelinessisolation

Cover of Poems and Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Alone / Annabel Lee / Black Cat / City in the Sea / Eldorado / Masque of the Red Death / Raven / To -- --)

Poems and Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Alone / Annabel Lee / Black Cat / City in the Sea / Eldorado / Masque of the Red Death / Raven / To -- --)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 10–18mysteryloss and grief

Cover of Bloom's Guides - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Bloom's Guides - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Harold Bloom

Ages 14–18ambitionresponsibility

Cover of Bambert's book of missing stories

Bambert's book of missing stories

Reinhardt Jung

Ages 8–12authorshipconnection

Cover of Boy In The Tower

Boy In The Tower

Polly Ho-Yen

Ages 9–13fearfriendship

Cover of The Fall of the House of Usher, and Other Tales and Prose Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall of the House of Usher, and Other Tales and Prose Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Rhys

Ages 14–18mysterydecay

Cover of Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

Michael Sandler

Ages 6–10survivalresourcefulness

Cover of Strawberry Hill

Strawberry Hill

A. LaFaye

Ages 9–13familybelonging

Cover of Nobody was here

Nobody was here

Alison Pollet

Ages 10–14family relationshipsbelonging

Cover of Tales of Madness (Cask of Amontillade / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Raven / Tell-Tale Heart)

Tales of Madness (Cask of Amontillade / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Raven / Tell-Tale Heart)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18mysterypsychological tension

Cover of The Masque of the Red Death and Other Stories

The Masque of the Red Death and Other Stories

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 13–18mortalityfear

Cover of Eraserhead

Eraserhead

Lynch, David

Ages 18–18existential anxietyisolation