Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe is a children's novel written by Bette Greene that was awarded a Newbery Honor in 1975.

[2] It is the first of three novels to feature protagonist Beth Lambert and her friend Philip Hall.

[3] 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.

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.