Books like That's Not My Name

If you liked That's Not My Name, read How to Survive Your Murder, The Reappearance of Rachel Price, or Under the Surface — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like That's Not My Name by Megan Lally (Mystery · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of mystery, identity, and survival. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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How to Survive Your Murdergrades 9–12
Shares themes of mystery and survival, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Mystery). Amazon →
The Reappearance of Rachel Pricegrades 7–12
Shares themes of mystery and identity, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon →
Under the Surfacegrades 7–12
Shares themes of mystery and survival, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon →
Not Quite Dead Yetgrades 7–12
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon →
The Agathasgrades 9–12
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
The Forbidden Bookgrades 7–12
Shares themes of identity and survival and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon →
Life of Pi830L
Shares themes of identity and survival and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullardgrades 9–12
Shares themes of identity, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
The Silence That Binds Usgrades 9–12
Shares themes of identity, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Unwindgrades 8–12
Shares themes of identity and survival and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon →

Books like That's Not My Name for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

  • Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb · grades K–2 — Shares themes of identity and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.
  • Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of mystery and same genre (Mystery).
  • How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias · grades K–2 — Shares themes of identity and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.
  • You're So Amazing! by James Catchpole · grades K–2 — Shares themes of identity and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.
  • Yuna's Cardboard Castles by Marie Tang · grades K–2 — Shares themes of identity and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.

Books like That's Not My Name for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin · 750L — Shares themes of mystery and identity and same genre (Mystery).
  • Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective by Janet Tashjian · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of mystery and same genre (Mystery).
  • Because of You, John Lewis by Andrea Davis Pinkney · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of identity and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.
  • Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of mystery and survival.
  • Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of mystery and same genre (Mystery).

Books like That's Not My Name for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin · 750L — Shares themes of mystery and identity and same genre (Mystery).
  • Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective by Janet Tashjian · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of mystery and same genre (Mystery).
  • The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le · grades 7–8 — Shares themes of mystery and identity.
  • Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of mystery and survival.
  • Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of mystery and same genre (Mystery).

Books like That's Not My Name for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

  • Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (6–9).
  • Louder Than Hunger by John Schu · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (6–9).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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