Another name this book please.

[MegCleary]

About two children I think on an island together, lots of stuff about how they cobbled things together to survive. I don't think there was any romance.

Vague I know, anyone have an idea on the name?

There may have been mention of whalebone for building a shelter, may have misremembered that.

[Polkadotpatty]

Could it be 'South Sea Adventure' by Willard Price?

[MegCleary]

I am pretty sure it was a boy and a girl, as I think I felt my first 'stirrings' of youthful love as a BOY in my class gave it to me to read and I was about 12

[Youdontneedacriminallawyer]

Blue Lagoon - there was a film which sounds similar with Brooke Shields - it may have been based on a book

[MegCleary]

Maybe that was it hmmm thanks

[tallulah]

Won't be Blue Lagoon if there was no romance. That's what the book is about

[MegCleary]

I think I liked more about how they survived / lived, if that's the book it may not be

[RomanMum]

Sounds like Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell. They were brother & sister who got stranded somehow, remember the whalebone shelter bit and the sister ended up taming a wolf?? I'd love to get hold of it again - must have made an impression on me that I remember the title & author after so many years!

[MegCleary]

Oooh sounds closer many thanks

[PomBearWithAnOFRS]

The brother dies in Island of the Blue Dolphins, and the sister is alone for years, until she is eventually rescued. IIRC it was loosely based on a true story too. She makes herself a beautiful skirt out of cormorant feathers, and jewellery out of abalone shells.

[TheWorldAccordingToJC]

The runaway summer?