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Books like What’s Her Name?

24 titles for readers of What’s Her Name? by Tomac Scott, selected for shared themes: Bullying, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, African American & Black, and People & Places.

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Top related books to What’s Her Name?

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

Stacey’s Extraordinary Words — Stacey Abrams

Stacey’s Extraordinary Words

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black

My Name Is a Story — Ashanti

My Name Is a Story

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black

I Believe I Can — Grace Byers

I Believe I Can

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black

Just Right Jillian — Nicole D. Collier

Just Right Jillian

Nicole D. Collier

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black

Shady Baby — Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black

Chisom The Champ Meets The World — Irene Okoronkwo-Obika

Chisom The Champ Meets The World

Irene Okoronkwo-Obika

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black

Dear Black Child — Rahma Rodaah

Dear Black Child

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black

You Can be a Good Friend (no Matter What!) — Taraji P. Henson

You Can be a Good Friend (no Matter What!)

Taraji P. Henson

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black

Inheritance A Visual Poem — Elizabeth Acevedo

Inheritance A Visual Poem

Elizabeth Acevedo

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black

Tommy McKnight and the Great Election — Danny Kravitz

Tommy McKnight and the Great Election

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

La niña Que les Canta a Las Abejas / the Girl Who Sings to Bees — Chiquis

La niña Que les Canta a Las Abejas / the Girl Who Sings to Bees

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

When Clouds Touch Us — Thanhhà Lai

When Clouds Touch Us — Thanhhà Lai

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

The Comeback A Figure Skating Novel — E. L. Shen

The Comeback A Figure Skating Novel

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

Rani Patel in Full Effect — Sonia Patel

Rani Patel in Full Effect

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

Marc’s Mission Way of the Warrior Kid (A Novel) — Jocko Willink

Marc’s Mission Way of the Warrior Kid (A Novel)

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

Escaping the Giant Wave — Peg Kehret

Escaping the Giant Wave

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

Always Anjali — Sheetal Sheth

Themes: Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

Nigel Y La Luna Nigel and the Moon (Spanish Edition) — Antwan Eady

Nigel Y La Luna Nigel and the Moon (Spanish Edition)

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black • People & Places

I Am Every Good Thing — Derrick Barnes

I Am Every Good Thing

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black • People & Places

Mary Can! — Mary J. Blige

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black • People & Places

I Can Build It! — Kelly Greenawalt

I Can Build It!

Kelly Greenawalt

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black • People & Places

My Hair Is Like the Sun — St. Clair Detrick-Jules

My Hair Is Like the Sun

St. Clair Detrick-Jules

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black • People & Places

The Jockey & Her Horse — Sarah Maslin Nir

The Jockey & Her Horse

Sarah Maslin Nir

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black • People & Places

Wash Day Love — Tanisia Moore

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • African American & Black • People & Places

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with What’s Her Name? by Tomac Scott. Connected by Bullying, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, African American & Black. Authors featured include Stacey Abrams, Ashanti, Grace Byers, Nicole D. Collier, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.

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