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Beth Lambert #2
Get on Out of Here, Philip Hall
Beth Lambert takes it hard when she is not the winner of her church's leadership award, especially since the winner is her sometime crush, sometime enemy, Philip Hall
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1981
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Bette Greene
15 books172 followersBette Greene’s award-winning classic novels will be celebrating 40 years in print!
As an award-winning author, screenwriter and news reporter, Bette Greene is read worldwide in over 16 languages. Bette continues her legacy of writing and speaking for the victimized. Within the heartbeat of her storytelling and the realism of her prose lies Bette’s demand that her readers feel what she feels and sees what she sees, taking us beyond our differences.
As the 20th century’s youngest professional news reporter, Bette published her first news story at age eight. Bette Greene’s first book, “Summer of My German Soldier”, won the first “Golden Kite” award. This same novel outsold Prince Charles’ book in his own country.
Bette Greene holds the honor of being the only author included in “Writers of Holocaust Literature”, without having been a victim of the Holocaust.
As a 21st century master author, Bette Greene uses the social media platforms to reach out and touch her readers, Generation - X, Y and Z. According to critics, Bette Greene has given a voice to the voiceless, changing the course of young adults’ literature in America.
For nearly 40 years, Bette Greene’s books have been banned, censored and challenged. The theme of Bette Greene’s award-winning library is always the same - Bullying!
As an award-winning author, screenwriter and news reporter, Bette Greene is read worldwide in over 16 languages. Bette continues her legacy of writing and speaking for the victimized. Within the heartbeat of her storytelling and the realism of her prose lies Bette’s demand that her readers feel what she feels and sees what she sees, taking us beyond our differences.
As the 20th century’s youngest professional news reporter, Bette published her first news story at age eight. Bette Greene’s first book, “Summer of My German Soldier”, won the first “Golden Kite” award. This same novel outsold Prince Charles’ book in his own country.
Bette Greene holds the honor of being the only author included in “Writers of Holocaust Literature”, without having been a victim of the Holocaust.
As a 21st century master author, Bette Greene uses the social media platforms to reach out and touch her readers, Generation - X, Y and Z. According to critics, Bette Greene has given a voice to the voiceless, changing the course of young adults’ literature in America.
For nearly 40 years, Bette Greene’s books have been banned, censored and challenged. The theme of Bette Greene’s award-winning library is always the same - Bullying!
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September 23, 2015
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"4.5 stars" While Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe, the first book of the Philip Hall series was a LOL funny book, Get on out of Here, Philip Hall takes a somewhat more serious turn. It's not nearly as serious as Bette Greene's YA novels, but there are still some important messages to be gleaned from it's pages. Beth Lambert, the protagonist and first person narrator of the story is a born leader, who in this volume allows the successes she enjoyed in the previous book to go to her head a little too much. She experiences first-hand the saying, “Pride goeth before a fall,” when she becomes so puffed up with pride that she doesn't know how to handle it when she's no longer winning at everything. At this point, she moves to her grandmother's house in a different town for a little while to escape the humiliation she feels at everyone in her tiny town witnessing her failures. There she finds renewed purpose and is able to get her mojo back.
Readers may find the prideful Beth a tad annoying, but I think that's the point of the story. She had to be taken down a peg so that she could learn how to be more humble in order to find her place in the world again. It's very difficult to truly serve others when you think too much of yourself and this is something she figures out as the story progresses. Not only does she learn a lesson about overblown pride, but she also learns that you need to embrace your God-given gifts. Beth has a gift for leadership, but she first let her own vanity get in the way of being a good leader, then she basically ran away from it when faced with harsh criticism. She decides she's going to be the best follower ever, but soon learns that this is not her strong-suit in the least. People need her to step up to the plate and lead, because without her they're lost. All throughout the story Beth is supported by her loving family who gently guide her in the right direction while allowing her the space she needs to learn and grow on her own. And of course in the background, we have Beth's friendship and sweet childish romance with Philip Hall, who also happens to be one of her chief rivals.
Overall, Get on out of Here, Philip Hall is another enjoyable read from one of my favorite authors. The only reason I dropped a half-star is because the early parts of the book weren't quite as engaging to me as some of the author's others, but it definitely picked up as Beth starts to figure things out for herself. I found it be wholly appropriate for the late elementary/middle-grade audience at which it's aimed, and I would very much recommend it for those age groups. It certainly presents some important truths that kids would do well to heed, and I think they could learn a lot from reading it.
"4.5 stars" While Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe, the first book of the Philip Hall series was a LOL funny book, Get on out of Here, Philip Hall takes a somewhat more serious turn. It's not nearly as serious as Bette Greene's YA novels, but there are still some important messages to be gleaned from it's pages. Beth Lambert, the protagonist and first person narrator of the story is a born leader, who in this volume allows the successes she enjoyed in the previous book to go to her head a little too much. She experiences first-hand the saying, “Pride goeth before a fall,” when she becomes so puffed up with pride that she doesn't know how to handle it when she's no longer winning at everything. At this point, she moves to her grandmother's house in a different town for a little while to escape the humiliation she feels at everyone in her tiny town witnessing her failures. There she finds renewed purpose and is able to get her mojo back.
Readers may find the prideful Beth a tad annoying, but I think that's the point of the story. She had to be taken down a peg so that she could learn how to be more humble in order to find her place in the world again. It's very difficult to truly serve others when you think too much of yourself and this is something she figures out as the story progresses. Not only does she learn a lesson about overblown pride, but she also learns that you need to embrace your God-given gifts. Beth has a gift for leadership, but she first let her own vanity get in the way of being a good leader, then she basically ran away from it when faced with harsh criticism. She decides she's going to be the best follower ever, but soon learns that this is not her strong-suit in the least. People need her to step up to the plate and lead, because without her they're lost. All throughout the story Beth is supported by her loving family who gently guide her in the right direction while allowing her the space she needs to learn and grow on her own. And of course in the background, we have Beth's friendship and sweet childish romance with Philip Hall, who also happens to be one of her chief rivals.
Overall, Get on out of Here, Philip Hall is another enjoyable read from one of my favorite authors. The only reason I dropped a half-star is because the early parts of the book weren't quite as engaging to me as some of the author's others, but it definitely picked up as Beth starts to figure things out for herself. I found it be wholly appropriate for the late elementary/middle-grade audience at which it's aimed, and I would very much recommend it for those age groups. It certainly presents some important truths that kids would do well to heed, and I think they could learn a lot from reading it.
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I like coming back to these characters.
August 26, 2013
great book. that's it
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