Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. Philip Hall Trilogy, Book 1.

Beth Lambert has a crush on Philip Hall, who is better than she is at just about everything-or is he? Philip Hall is the handsomest, smartest, fastest boy in Miss Johnson's class. He beats Beth Lambert in math, spelling, reading, sports . . . and she adores him. Beth suspects Philip likes her too, only she can't quite get him to admit it. In fact, he won't even invite her to his birthday party because he's afraid the other boys will call him a...