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Title	:	Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. (Beth Lambert #1)
Author	:	Bette Greene
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 144 pages
Published	:	June 1st 1999 by Puffin Books (first published 1974)
Categories	:	Fiction. Childrens. Realistic Fiction. Young Adult

Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. (Beth Lambert #1) Paperback | Pages: 144 pages

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The Newbery Honor-winning book from the author of Summer of My German Soldier

Philip Hall is the cutest, smartest boy in the sixth grade, and Beth Lambert loves him. The fact that he beats her in classwork, sports, and almost everything else doesn't bother Beth at first. Then she realizes that Philip might be best because she's letting him beat her. Beth knows that she deserves to be Number One--and she's going to prove it! This funny, universal story of a girl learning that she matters in the world has delighted readers for over twenty years.

A New York Times Outstanding Book
An ALA Notable Book 
Kirkus Choice Award
 
 

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Original Title:	Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe
ISBN:	0141303123 (ISBN13: 9780141303123)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Beth Lambert #1
Characters:	Beth Lambert, Philip Hall
Setting:	Pocahontas, Arkansas(United States) Arkansas(United States)
Literary Awards:	Newbery Medal Nominee (1975), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1976), California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Intermediate (1979)

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Ratings: 3.79 From 1857 Users | 110 Reviews

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It was a quick and easy read. The idea of letting someone else look better then you just to keep a friendship is not a friendship. Just do what you do and do your best.

Beth has a crush on Philip Hall, a boy in her 6th grade class. She fluctuates between being confident that he likes her, too (he does let her come over and do his chores for him (ugh)), and being not so certain, especially when he gets annoyed when she proves more successful at certain things. She works her way toward a realization that her self-worth means more than what a boy thinks of her.I suspect that this one can be inspiring for young girls, but I was irritated with Philip from the

Reviewed for THC ReviewsEven though Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. was a Newbery Honor Book back in 1975 (when I was a kid), for some reason, I had never heard of it until recently. I probably never would have found it on my own if I hadn't been introduced to Bette Greene through her wonderful young adult novel, Summer of My German Soldier. After reading that and its sequel I decided to check out Ms. Greene's other works. I'm so glad I did, because my exploration led me to this wonderful

Elizabeth Lorraine (Beth) Lambert is an eleven-year-old girl who lives with her father, mother, older brother Luther, older sister Anne, and baby brother Benjamin on a pig and poultry farm in rural Randolph County near Pocahontas, AR. Philip Hall, who lives with his family on the neighboring dairy farm, is the cutest, smartest boy in the sixth grade, and Beth likes him. She reckons that he likes her too. The fact that he is better than she is in class work, sports, and almost everything else

another grade school fave

My mother has an autographed copy of this book that she got from an ALA conference in the '70s. When I was a little kid, I would always pull it from the shelves, look at the inscription, and put it back. I never actually thought about reading it. I was too intimidated by the shiny silver medal on the front cover. The thick, buttery pages seemed to say, "For adults only." Finally, when I was about 12, I took the copy of Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe off the shelf again. It was summer, and

Reviewed for THC ReviewsEven though Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. was a Newbery Honor Book back in 1975 (when I was a kid), for some reason, I had never heard of it until recently. I probably never would have found it on my own if I hadn't been introduced to Bette Greene through her wonderful young adult novel, Summer of My German Soldier. After reading that and its sequel I decided to check out Ms. Greene's other works. I'm so glad I did, because my exploration led me to this wonderful