Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. [Hardcover]

Bette Greene (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 135 pages
• Publisher: Demco Media (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606004432
• ISBN-13: 978-0606004435
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,841,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bette Greene's award-winning classic novels will be celebrating 40 years in print!

As an award-winning author, screenwriter and news reporter, Bette Greene is read worldwide in over 16 languages. Bette continues her legacy of writing and speaking for the victimized. Within the heartbeat of her storytelling and the realism of her prose lies Bette's demand that her readers feel what she feels and sees what she sees, taking us beyond our differences.

As the 20th century's youngest professional news reporter, Bette published her first news story at age eight. Bette Greene's first book, "Summer of My German Soldier", won the first "Golden Kite" award. This same novel outsold Prince Charles' book in his own country.

Bette Greene holds the honor of being the only author included in "Writers of Holocaust Literature", without having been a victim of the Holocaust.

As a 21st century master author, Bette Greene uses the social media platforms to reach out and touch her readers, Gen-X, Y and Z. According to critics, Bette Greene has given a voice to the voiceless, changing the course of young adults' literature in America.

For nearly 40 years, Bette Greene's books have been banned, censored and challenged. The theme of Bette Greene's award-winning library is always the same - Bullying!



AWARDS

* Summer of My German Soldier: Golden Kite Society Children's Book Writer's Award, New York Times Outstanding Book Award, ALA Notable Book Award, National Book Award Finalist, Massachusetts Children's Book Award.
* Them That Glitter and Them that Don't: Parent's Choice Award, Parent's Choice Foundation.

*Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe: New York Times Outstanding Book Award,
New York Times Outstanding Title Award, ALA Notable Children's Book Award, Child Study Association Children's Book Award, Kirkus Choice Award, Newbery Honor Award.

* Summer of My German Soldier, The Film: Emmy-Award & Humanitas Prize Award film promoting human dignity, meaning and freedom

Bette Greene's literary library includes: "Get On Out Of Here Philip Hall", "I've Already Forgotten Your Name, Philip Hall!", "The Drowning Of Stephan Jones".

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe, February 8, 2001

By 

Ginger Porter (LaGrange, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe (Puffin Newberry Library) (Paperback)

PLOT SUMMARY:

This novel, which is set in Pocahontas, Arkansas, is told from the point of view of a young girl, Elizabeth Lambert. Elizabeth, who has a crush on a classmate, Philip Hall, who doesn't yet seem interested in girls, strives to make him like her. Willing to do almost anything for Philip, Elizabeth purposely lets Philip be the best student in class. She is disappointed when Philip doesn't invite her to his birthday party, which is only for boys. Eventually, Elizabeth decides that she must concentrate on her friends and forms the Pretty Pennies club, which is in constant competition with the Tiger Hunters, the boys' club headed by Philip Hall. At the end of the novel, Elizabeth finally beats Philip in the 4-H calf-raising contest but is still not happy until she, at last, realizes that she and Philip can still be winners and be friends.

ELIZABETH: Elizabeth struggles with what she thinks is her inability to be the best student in the class. She is frightened that Philip will not like her if she beats him in the calf-raising contest. After her mother suggests that maybe she is allowing herself to be "second best" so that Philip will like her, she denies it, but as the novel progresses, Elizabeth begins to strive to do her best, even if that means beating Philip and losing his friendship, and she eventually beats him in the 4-H calf-raising contest.

PHILIP HALL: Philip Hall is an eleven year old boy who is so concerned with what his friends think that he shuns his best friend, Elizabeth, when the boys are around. At the beginning of the novel, Philip takes advantage of Elizabeth's affection by letting her do his stable chores for him and then fails to invite her to his birthday party. A typical young adolescent boy, he teases Elizabeth when her attempts to run a produce stand fail and constantly aggravates her by ignoring her and claiming that a girl could never beat a boy.

ELIZABETH'S MOTHER: Mrs. Lambert knows her daughter's capablities both in and out of school. She pushes Beth to do her best and tries to get her to see that Philip is taking advantage of her. Mrs. Lambert is a very nurturing mother, comforting Elizabeth when she is allergic to each of the three puppies her father gets for her. Very optimistic, she often tells Elizabeth, "In this life you got to be happy about the good things and brave about the bad ones."

INFORMATION TO ENGLISH TEACHERS: This novel, a Newberry Honor Book, is an excellent novel for lower-level readers. The vocabulary is simple enough for them to understand, and the book is short and interesting enough to keep their attention.

PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS: This novel reminds me of the age-old chase between young girls and boys. It always seems that girls become interested in boys long before the boys do the girls. Philip Hall, one of the main characters in this book, is a typical adolescent boy in that he ignores Elizabeth in front of his guy friends and believes that girls are inferior to boys.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Intersting Book, May 23, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Philip Hall likes me. I reckon maybe. (School & Library Binding)

This book is about a boy and a girl (main characters). Their names are Beth Lambert and Philip Hall. Beth likes Philip and she wants to find out if Philip really likes her but he won't say anything . Philip beats her in classwork , conniving and just about anything . The story also talks about Beth wanting to go to Philip's birthday but she found out that she can't because he is inviting a lot of boys and he doesn't want to get embarrassed or anything. I liked this book because... I like the relationships between Philp and Beth. I think that you might even like this book because it talks about interesting things like relationships and liking people.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beth Lambert is fabulous!, March 2, 1998

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[e-mail] (Worcester, Mass) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon (Paperback)

My daugher is six, and although she can read, I found this to be an excellent book to read to her. Beth Lambert is the perfect heroine -- heroic because she finds herself in curious situations and then thinks her way out of them. Love the attention to "chores" and the deft interpersonal gender issues. Just a wonderfully written book. My daughter looks forward to it; we're sorry that the last chapter is coming up tonight....