How to Be Cool

How to be Cool
First edition
Author	Philip Pullman
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Publisher	Heinemann
Publication date	1 September 1987
Pages	160
ISBN	ISBN 0-434-95781-X ISBN 0-434-95782-8

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]

Television adaptation

It was adapted for television in the United Kingdom by Granada Television for ITV, and starred Roger Daltrey and Freddie Jones. Three 50-minute episodes aired between 3–17 December 1988.^[2]

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

References

Novels by Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials	Northern Lights (1995) The Subtle Knife (1997) The Amber Spyglass (2000)

Sally Lockhart	The Ruby in the Smoke (1985) The Shadow in the North (1986) The Tiger in the Well (1990) The Tin Princess (1994)

The New-Cut Gang	Thunderbolt's Waxwork (1994) The Gasfitter's Ball (1995)

Other	The Haunted Storm (1972) Galatea (1976) Count Karlstein (1982) How to be Cool (1987) Spring-Heeled Jack (1989) The Broken Bridge (1990) The White Mercedes (1992) The Wonderful Story of Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp (1993) Clockwork, or, All Wound Up (1995) The Firework-Maker's Daughter (1995) Mossycoat (1998) The Butterfly Tattoo (1998) I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers (1999) Puss in Boots: The Adventures of That Most Enterprising Feline (2000) The Scarecrow and his Servant (2004) The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ (2010)