Imagining Elsewhere

Name: Imagining Elsewhere
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Sara Hosey
ISBN: 9798228573789

Author: Sara Hosey

Narrator: Suzanne Elise Freeman

Unabridged: 9 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Baker & Taylor

Published: 10/07/2025

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural

Synopsis

Being a better person can be a lot harder than it looks.It’s 1988, and former bully Astrid is forced to move from Queens to the small town of Elsewhere. Even though this town is totally weird, Astrid sees the move as a way to reinvent herself. That is, until Candi—the teenage tyrant with supernatural powers who rules Elsewhere—decides she wants Astrid to be her new bestie.Having to choose between the perks and safety of being the Queen B’s best friend and the desire to be a better person could literally cost Astrid her life. As Astrid and her new friends begin to dig into the dark history of Elsewhere and the source of Candi’s powers, they form a dangerous plan to resist Candi’s compulsion and to escape Elsewhere, or else be doomed to live under Candi’s rule forever.

About Sara Hosey

Sara Hosey holds a PhD in American literature from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is an associate professor of English and women and gender studies at Nassau Community College. Her book, Home Is Where the Hurt Is: Media Depictions of Wives and Mothers (McFarland, 2019), looks at representations of the domestic in popular culture. Sara grew up in Queens and now lives in Sea Cliff, New York, with her partner and their children. She is working on a second novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jody on May 02, 2022

I received an ARC of Imagining Elsewhere and thought it would be fun to one day read together with my daughter. Imagine my surprise when I found myself (a middle-aged woman who doesn't typically read YA) completely charmed and delighted by Astrid and all the references to the 80's (remember Walkmans......more

Goodreads review by Janalyn, the blind reviewer on June 27, 2023

When Astrid moves from New York City to elsewhere she is unprepared for the popular girl at school her name is Candy and she has sway unlike any teenage girl ever anywhere! She has power over the whole town and although Astrid tries her best to keep her head down it seems candy has made her her new......more

Goodreads review by Zara on July 12, 2022

A breezy, fast paced exploration of teenage girl interactions, which range from bullying and complex social dynamics to general social awkwardness.. and a side of supernatural powers. At times the narrator’s style gets a little trite — surviving his school is a cliche— but the driving force is the i......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on March 20, 2022

Incredible! This was such a fun read. With the sarcastic self-awareness of a Deadpool film, the wit and references of an 80s film, and the vibrancy of a novel written by someone who knows her craft, this book had me engrossed from the beginning. The characters were grounded and each one felt so real......more

Goodreads review by PickyPages on June 19, 2023

Imagining Elsewhere by Sara Hosey is a story about a teen named Astrid who moves to a strange new town. Astrid was her old school’s biggest bully, and in this weird new town, she meets the bully of Elsewhere. Yup, that’s right, the bully of the entire town. Everyone is terrified of teen Candi. Astri......more