The Other Side of Imani
HarperCollins · Hardcover · July 29, 2025
A story about finding your voice alongside your real self, The Other Side of Imani is a heartfelt, fresh, and powerful middle grade contemporary debut that’s perfect for fans of Front Desk, That Girl Lay Lay, and Just Right Jillian.
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- Who it’s for
- Middle-grade readers interested in fashion design and finding their voice
- Themes
- Finding your voice, Belonging and friendship, Fashion design and ambition
- Genres
- Art & Architecture, Growing Up, Friendship
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A story about finding your voice alongside your real self, The Other Side of Imani is a heartfelt, fresh, and powerful middle grade contemporary debut that’s perfect for fans of Front Desk, That Girl Lay Lay, and Just Right Jillian. Ever since she could remember, thirteen-year-old Imani has wanted to be a fashion designer. But fashion designers are bold, out-there, and in your face. And despite her unique sense of style, Imani has trouble fitting in, let alone standing out.
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Entering her new school’s design competition for a scholarship to the nearby arts high school seems like the perfect way to make new friends and get closer to her dream of being a designer. Then Imani’s designs are stolen by one of her classmates, and Imani is forced to enter the competition anonymously, under a virtual persona of her own creation—“Estelle.” When Estelle then goes viral, Imani must figure out how to be her “real” self as she finds her true friends and her voice... all while hoping to win the competition.
Where it sits
| Art & Architecture | 44% |
|---|---|
| Friendship | 40% |
| Growing Up | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art & Architecture
- US: African American Stories
- Sibling Stories
- Girls & Young Women
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- Funny Stories
- School Stories
- Growing Up
- Friendship
- Authors
- Lisa Springer
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- July 29, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Finding your voice · Belonging and friendship · Fashion design and ambition
- Reading lane
- Art & Architecture