I've Already Forgotten Your Name, Philip Hall!

I've Already Forgotten Your Name, Philip Hall! by Greene, Bette. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780060518356.

Join the irrepressible Beth Lambert as she goes home after a long visit with her grandmother in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Beth is happy to see her friends the Pretty Pennies, and even happier to see her family (and eat her mothers fried turkey, tamale pie, and floradora potatoes), but she might just be happiest of all to see her best friend, Philip Hall. But not for long, because Philip gets it into his head (with a little help from Beth) that she made a new friend in Walnut Ridge -- a boyfriend. Now Philip wont rest until he meets this "nutty Walnutter" face-to-face in an arm-wrestling match in front of the whole town. Theres only one problem -- Beths new friend doesnt exist. She made him up! Once again Beths mouth has gotten her into trouble. And once again shell have to do some fast talking to see if she can get herself out of it.