We Built This City

This was a super fun middle grade novel set in 1985 that sees a young singing group touring the country. There is tons of 80s nostalgia and classic rock song references in this book plus great disability rep (a side character has epilepsy and another character's parents are both deaf). Good on audio......more

Twelve year old Stevie is not the most confident young person in her daily life, but she steps out of her shell when she is performing onstage. It is August 1985, and Stevie is on a cross-country road trip with several other teens to perform as Synchronicity in cities all across the eastern United S......more

This book was fantastic. Set in 1985, We Built This City follows Stevie, a tween member of a teen lip sync & dance group traveling across the country over the summer. This book does a great job of capturing the spirit of the 80s. I am so jealous I was never in a traveling lip synching group as a kid......more

Closer to 3 stars but I’ll round up. You had me at the title and summer of 1985. This was a cute read with some fun nostalgia. It’s lighter than the middle grade I usually gravitate towards. I thought I might scream, though, if I had to read the word “rad” one more time. I think the author used it m......more

It's 1985, and Stevie (12) finally gets to go on the month-long tour with her lip sync group, Synchroncity. The 80's vibes are in full force with the clothes styles, the high hair, and the music, which all find their way to the stage with the group performs. Stevie is determined to get Kasey Kasem i......more