Literary FictionChildren's
Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe.
1974·144 pages
An eleven-year-old girl navigates her crush and rivalry with a boy while learning to assert herself in rural Arkansas.
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An eleven-year-old girl navigates her crush and rivalry with a boy while learning to assert herself in rural Arkansas.
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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.
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Innocent sixth-grade crush and friendly rivalry
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No violence depicted
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No profanity present
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No substance use depicted
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Magic & witchcraft
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No magic elements
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Themes of gender roles and self-empowerment
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm themes
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