How to Survive 1985
By (Author) Tegan Bennett Daylight
Simon & Schuster Australia
Simon & Schuster Australia
30th April 2025
Australia
Young Adult
Fiction
Paperback
256
Width 128mm, Height 198mm
When four friends find themselves thrown back in time to 1985, how will they handle being teens in their parents era And will they ever get back to the future
It takes Shannon a while to work out whats happened. She went into the cinema in 2025 and came back out in 1985 Somehow shes travelled forty years back in time.
But this isnt the first time something strange has happened to Shannon and her group of friends. Is there a chance that whatever mysterious forces brought them together a year ago have sent them back to the 80s with her To find her friends, shell have to navigate a world with no smartphones, no internet, and worst of all no access to bubble tea. Plus, whats with the hairstyles
Once theyre reunited, things only get more complicated. As the group tries to find a way back to the future, some friendships are strained while others blossom into something more. Can they stay together and stay friends long enough to survive 1985
In another warm, wise and life-affirming story, Tegan Bennett Daylight takes her beloved cast of characters from her debut YA novel Royals on a fresh adventure, to discover something about their roots and how far their generation has come.
Tegan Bennett Daylight is a writer, teacher and critic. Her books include the Stella Award shortlisted Six Bedrooms and the novels Safety and Bombora. She lives in the Blue Mountains with her husband and two children.