But Names Will Never Hurt Me. Insidious Lies We Tell Ourselves | by A. L. (Elle) Fredine | Struggling Forward Names Will Never Hurt Me : Adoff, Jaime The critically acclaimed Names Will Never Hurt Me (2004) was his first young-adult novel and almost instantly became a MUST HAVE for teens around the country. In 2005 it was named a NY Public Library book for the teenage, and was nominated as a Best Book for Young Adults