Philip Hill likes me. I reckon maybe. [Paperback]

Bette Greene (Author), Charles Lilly (Illustrator)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Dell Publishing (1975)
• ISBN-10: 0440752930
• ISBN-13: 978-0440752936
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,604,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Even Growing Up is a Competition!, July 28, 2007

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Gale Finlayson "PLUME45" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philip Hill likes me. I reckon maybe. (Paperback)

Pocahontas, Arkansas in the 70's was an interesting place for kids to grow up, we discover as readers are treated to a year in the life of 11-year old Beth Lambert. As the middle child in a modest black family this spunky girl considers herself no one's inferior--certainly not to her neighbor, Mr. Everything, Philip Hall. President of the 4-H club and nonchalant about being top dog in their class, Philip cons admiring Beth into doing his chores on his father's dairy farm. So how long will she permit him to undervalue her intelligence, her innate ability, and her fond feelings for him?

Beth faces many challenges this year as President of the Pretty Pennies, a girls group perhaps formed in response to the supposedly
brave Tiger Hunters. Not that the town is ever threatened by actual tigers, you understand, but well, there is always the chance that the wild Gorilla Man may be on the prowl again. This plucky girl reveals plenty of smarts and verbal bravado--which sometimes gets her into hot water. When there is need--and even when there isn't--she plunges boldly into many difficult situations: unmasking turkey thieves, retail fraud, running a produce stand, being lost on a mountain, relay races to prove a sexist point, and a serious calf-raising contest. Life is never dull when Beth is around, but how can she ever get that one Tiger Hunter, whom she loves to hate, to like her--and actually admit it? Lite, fun reading for middle schoolers of all ages.