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Imani and the Keepers of Forgotten Folklore
Paperback
Publisher Price: $12.99
ISBN13: 9781764357593
Publisher: Mary Maher
Published: Dec 13 2025
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.20 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Imani and the Keepers of Forgotten Folklore
The Isle of Lost Words
A thrilling, magical fantasy about finding your voice and the power of connection.
Twelve-year-old Imani has always felt like the in-between girl, caught between her mother's vibrant Ghanaian culture and her father's loud Irish heritage. She's a quiet observer in a noisy world.
But when her beloved grandmother falls into a mysterious, unresponsive sleep, Imani discovers a terrifying truth: her grandmother is a Keeper, and the forgotten stories she safeguards are fading away, slowly killing her.
The only way to save her is to venture into the Story-Verse, a realm where all the world's myths and legends live. But the Story-Verse is crumbling, its magic devoured by a sinister force called the Fading.
Imani, the new Keeper, must assemble an unlikely team of faded heroes-Anansi the Spider from West Africa folklore, a clever but weary trickster; Min-jun, a cunning nine-tailed fox from Korean legend; and Priya, a proud but forgotten Yaksha warrior from Hindu myth. Their quest leads them to the chilling Isle of Lost Words, where they face a broken sorcerer-a fallen Keeper whose own ancient grief threatens to unmake reality.
Imani soon realizes they cannot defeat him with magic or might. To heal the Story-Verse and save her grandmother, she must confront her deepest insecurities and prove that being the in-between girl isn't a weakness, but the bridge that can connect the world and inspire a new, collaborative tale.
A captivating adventure about empathy, identity, and the magic of weaving cultures together.
Social & Emotional Themes (Targets Parents & Educators):
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance (For Imani's journey of self-acceptance)
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship (For the teamwork and collaborative themes)
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings (Directly targets the SEL component)
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational (Highlights the crucial bond between Imani and Nana Akua)
Diversity & Representation Themes
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Africa (Crucial for discoverability based on the Ghanaian folklore)
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
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