The Isle of Youth is a 2013 book of short stories by American author Laura van den Berg.

[2] A woman goes on her honeymoon but faces a series of disasters on the trip, including a plane crash, a broken nose and a hotel fire.

A young woman named Dana, her two cousins, and her thirteen-year-old brother leave their family's farm and travel the countryside, committing robberies and bank heists.

A teenage girl is an assistant in her mother's struggling magic show, and she turns to theft and deception to make money of her own.

In "I Looked For You, I Called Your Name," "Opa-Locka," "Acrobat," and "The Isle of Youth," this is apparent in how each woman watches her marriage fall apart.

In "The Greatest Escape," the main character's self-discovery occurs when she learns the truth about her father's disappearance, which opens her eyes to the reality of the larger world as well.

"[1] Because of this, critics have compared Van den Berg's style to that of other famous authors, such as Haruki Murakami and Richard Lange.

[6][7] The book has received widespread praise from critics at organizations such as Kirkus Reviews, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, and many more.

"[1] The book did receive some negative reception, with one NPR review saying the collection contained "one or two duds" with "brittle" storytelling.