by Bette Greene
First published 1981
Beth Lambert expected to win her church's leadership award. She worked hard for it. She deserved it. But when the announcement comes, Philip Hall gets the prize instead. Beth takes the loss badly. Philip Hall has always complicated her life. Sometimes she has a crush on him. Sometimes he drives her crazy. Sometimes he feels like her enemy. Now he has beaten her at something that really mattered to her. The award was supposed to recognize her leadership abilities. Instead, it went to the boy who confuses her feelings and challenges her at every turn. Beth must figure out how to handle this disappointment and what it means for her relationship with Philip Hall.
Genres: fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, coming-of-age, adolescence, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers
150 pages · Hardcover · Dial