菲利普·霍尔是六年级聪明可爱的孩子，贝丝·兰伯特对他情有独钟。从功课到体育，菲利普几乎样样都比都贝丝强。一开始贝丝并不往心里去，后来她意识到，菲利普之所以能超过她，是因为她甘拜下风。贝丝决心向所有人证明自己可以当！这个故事二十年来深受读者喜爱，不仅因为它有趣，还因为书中描写了一个女孩自我意识的觉醒，能够引起读者的普遍共鸣。 Philip Hall is the cutest, smartest boy in thesixth grade, and Beth Lambert loves him. The fact that he beats herin classwork, sports, and almost everything else doesn't botherBeth at first. Then she realizes that Philip might be best becauseshe's letting him beat her. Beth knows that she deserves to beNumber One--and she's going to prove it! This funny, universalstory of a girl learning that she matters in the world hasdelighted readers for over twenty years. "Beth Lambert is an energetic and spirited youngblack girl whose
