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    Philip and the Girl Who Couldn't Lose
    Philip and the Girl Who Couldn't Lose
    Philip and the Girl Who Couldn't Lose
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    Philip and the Girl Who Couldn't Lose

    By John Paulits

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    Philip runs into Jeanne, a new girl in the neighborhood, who defeats him at every game they play. Philip enlists his best pal Emery to help him, but even when they join forces, they lose to Jeanne. In his frustration, Philip foolishly assures Jeanne that he will win the poster contest being run at the mall. She laughs off his challenge, certain first prize will be hers. Philip cannot allow himself to lose again to this girl, but how in the world will he ever defeat The Girl Who Couldn’t Lose?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGypsy Shadow Publishing, LLC
    Release dateJul 30, 2012
    ISBN9781619501072
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      Philip and the Girl Who Couldn't Lose - John Paulits

      Contents

      Copyright Page

      Dedication

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 13

      About the Author

      Philip and the Girl Who Couldn’t Lose

      by

      John Paulits

      All rights reserved

      Copyright © July 20, 2012, John Paulits

      Cover Art Copyright © 2012, Charlotte Holley

      Gypsy Shadow Publishing, LLC

      Lockhart, TX

      www.gypsyshadow.com

      Names, characters and incidents depicted in this book are products of the author’s imagination, or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author or the publisher.

      No part of this book may be reproduced or shared by any electronic or mechanical means, including but not limited to printing, file sharing, and email, without prior written permission from Gypsy Shadow Publishing, LLC.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      ISBN: 978-1-61950-107-2

      Published in the United States of America

      First eBook Edition: July 30, 2012

      Dedication

      To Becky Lee

      The original girl who could not… and still cannot… lose

      Chapter One

      Why didn’t you catch it? Emery asked for the tenth time. He threw it right to you. Your team could’ve won.

      Yeah, ninety-nine miles an hour he threw it to me. How could anybody catch a ninety-nine-miles-an-hour football?

      The other kids did.

      Philip threw his arms over his head in frustration. The other kids are way older. I didn’t see you catch anything.

      They didn’t throw me anything. If they did, I’d probably’ve caught it.

      You didn’t catch it last game.

      It hit me in the nose! How could anybody catch a ball that hits you in the nose?

      The two boys walked a short distance in silence.

      Then Emery said softly, I guess we’re lucky they let us in the game at all.

      The only reason they let us play is ’cause none of them wants to stand on the line with his hands up and count to ten.

      I guess, but at least my team won.

      You didn’t have anything to do with it. You just stood there counting.

      I ran out for passes.

      "They didn’t throw to you. At least they threw one to me."

      And you missed it.

      If they used a smaller football like the one we play with…

      The big kids don’t want to play baby football.

      Oh, Emery, be quiet!

      The bigger boys had allowed Philip and Emery to join the touch football game for the exact reasons the boys described; to either count to ten before running after the quarterback—and never catching him—or to run out for a pass—and never get thrown to—usually.

      So what do you want to do? Emery asked a moment later.

      I don’t want to go home. My father’s watching the football game. It was a Sunday.

      His team usually loses so he’s always yelling at the television, and afterward he’s grumpy the rest of the day.

      Maybe some guys are in the schoolyard playing punch ball.

      Philip felt his frustration rise.

      Don’t start with punch ball, he warned.

      Hey, I like punch ball. I won every game this week.

      Your team won; you didn’t win.

      "Your team lost; you really didn’t win."

      Philip glared at his friend, but Emery walked on.

      Want to play wall ball? Emery asked. But I don’t have a ball.

      I have one.

      "No, wait. I don’t like

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