How to Be Cool

{{Short description|1987 novel written by Philip Pullman}}

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| author = Philip Pullman

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| language = English

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| publisher = Heinemann

| pub_date = 1 September 1987

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| pages = 160

| isbn = 0-434-95781-X

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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.[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/philip-pullman/how-to-be-cool.htm How to Be Cool at Fantastic Fiction]