Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe

Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe
First edition
AuthorBette Greene
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult fiction
PublisherThe Dial Press
Publication date
1974
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
AwardsNewbery Honor (1975)
Followed byGet On Out of Here, Philip Hall 

Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe is a children's novel written by Bette Greene that was awarded a Newbery Honor in 1975.[1] The book was published in 1974 by The Dial Press.[2] It is the first of three novels to feature protagonist Beth Lambert and her friend Philip Hall.[3]

Plot

The book is set in rural Arkansas in the late 20th century. Eleven-year-old Beth Lambert is second-best at almost everything in school, from math to sports. She doesn't mind, though, because she's second only to Philip Hall. Over the course of the novel, she begins to grapple with the idea that perhaps she's letting Philip beat her so he'll remain her friend.[2]


References

  1. ^ "Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe". American Library Association. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Byars, Betsy (8 December 1974). "Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ^ Smith, Harrison (8 October 2020). "Bette Greene, novelist whose 'Summer of My German Soldier' became a young-adult hit, dies at 86". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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