How to Be Cool

How to be Cool is a 1987 novel written by Philip Pullman and intended for older teen readers. The plot revolves around a young man named Jacob who finds out the truth about the sinister plans of the National Cool Board and hits upon an idea to beat them at their own game.^[1]

Release details

1987, UK Heinemann Young Books (
ISBN 0-434-95781-X
), Pub date 1 September 1987, hardback (First edition)

1987, UK Heinemann Young Books (
ISBN 0-434-95782-8
), Pub date 1 September 1987, paperback

Cover illustration & lettering: Martina Farrow

Television adaptation

It was adapted for television in the United Kingdom by

ITV, and starred Roger Daltrey and Freddie Jones. Three 50-minute episodes aired between 3–17 December 1988.^[2]^[3]

References

^ How to Be Cool at Fantastic Fiction
^ How to Be Cool at the BFI database
^ "How to Be Cool (TV series)". BFI. Retrieved 13 February 2021.^{[dead link]}

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[1] How to Be Cool at Fantastic Fiction

[2] How to Be Cool at the BFI database

[3] "How to Be Cool (TV series)". BFI. Retrieved 13 February 2021.^{[dead link]}

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