I’ve Already Forgotten Your Name, Philip Hall!

By Bette Greene, Leonard Jenkins

Join the irrepressible Beth Lambert as she goes home after a long visit with her grandmother in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Beth is happy to see her friends the Pretty Pennies, and even happier to see her family (and eat her mother’s fried turkey, tamale pie, and floradora potatoes), but she might just be happiest of all to see her best friend, Philip Hall.

But not for long, because Philip gets it into his head (with a little help from Beth) that she made a new friend in Walnut Ridge — a boyfriend. Now Philip won’t rest until he meets this “nutty Walnutter” face-to-face in an arm-wrestling match in front of the whole town. There’s only one problem — Beth’s new friend doesn’t exist. She made him up! Once again Beth’s mouth has gotten her into trouble. And once again she’ll have to do some fast talking to see if she can get herself out of it.

ISBN: 9780060518363
Imprint: HarperColl
On Sale: Dec 23, 2003
List price: $25.89
No of pages: 176
Trim Size: 5.810 in (w) x 8.530 in (h) x 0.660 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship

Bette Greene

Biography

Bette Greene’s first novel, Summer of My German Soldier, hailed as “an exceptionally fine novel” by the New York Times, has become a modern classic. Published in 1973, this beloved book has inspired an Emmy Award–winning television film and a recent stage musical. The first book in the Philip Hall series, Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe., was a 1975 Newbery Honor Book and a 1974 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year.

Born in a small Arkansas town, Bette Greene has lived in Memphis, Tennessee, Paris, France, and New York City. She now lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with her husband, Donald.

Leonard Jenkins

Biography

Leonard Jenkins received his B.F.A. from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He is the illustrator of Sunflower Island by Carol Greene, which received a starred review in Publishers Weekly. Mr. Jenkins lives in New York City.

Join the irrepressible Beth Lambert as she goes home after a long visit with her grandmother in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Beth is happy to see her friends the Pretty Pennies, and even happier to see her family (and eat her mother’s fried turkey, tamale pie, and floradora potatoes), but she might just be happiest of all to see her best friend, Philip Hall.

But not for long, because Philip gets it into his head (with a little help from Beth) that she made a new friend in Walnut Ridge — a boyfriend. Now Philip won’t rest until he meets this “nutty Walnutter” face-to-face in an arm-wrestling match in front of the whole town. There’s only one problem — Beth’s new friend doesn’t exist. She made him up! Once again Beth’s mouth has gotten her into trouble. And once again she’ll have to do some fast talking to see if she can get herself out of it.

ISBN: 9780060518363
Imprint: HarperColl
On Sale: Dec 23, 2003
List price: $25.89
No of pages: 176
Trim Size: 5.810 in (w) x 8.530 in (h) x 0.660 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship

Bette Greene

Biography

Bette Greene’s first novel, Summer of My German Soldier, hailed as “an exceptionally fine novel” by the New York Times, has become a modern classic. Published in 1973, this beloved book has inspired an Emmy Award–winning television film and a recent stage musical. The first book in the Philip Hall series, Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe., was a 1975 Newbery Honor Book and a 1974 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year.

Born in a small Arkansas town, Bette Greene has lived in Memphis, Tennessee, Paris, France, and New York City. She now lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with her husband, Donald.

Leonard Jenkins

Biography

Leonard Jenkins received his B.F.A. from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He is the illustrator of Sunflower Island by Carol Greene, which received a starred review in Publishers Weekly. Mr. Jenkins lives in New York City.