The Other Side of Truth is a young adult novel about Nigerian political refugees, written by Beverley Naidoo and published by Puffin in 2000.

A Nigerian girl and her younger brother must leave suddenly after their mother is killed in a failed assassination of their outspoken father.

Naidoo won the 2000 Carnegie Medal, recognising the best children's or young adults' book in English published in the United Kingdom during the preceding school year.

Her memories of Nigeria are often set in contrast to her experiences of an alien England, while her mother's remembered words of wisdom give her comfort and strength.

When their Uncle Dele fails to collect them at the airport, Mrs Bankole abandons them at a coffee shop near Victoria Station.

Marcia and Donna the bullies from school treat Sade very badly, putting pressure on her to steal a turquoise lighter from Mariam's uncle's store.

The most important and recognisable are: The Other Side of Truth won a UK Arts Council Award for work in progress.

A retrospective citation by CILIP says that it "skilfully blends fact and fiction to leave a lasting impression of real issues at work" and describes it as: "An important book which challenges the notion of 'truth' itself."