The Art of Keeping Cool, Janet Taylor Lisle
The Art of Keeping Cool, Janet Taylor Lisle
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The Art of Keeping Cool

Author: Janet Taylor Lisle

Narrator: Charles Carroll

Unabridged: 5 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2012

Synopsis

It's World War II, and fear permeates the Rhode Island coastal town where Robert, his mother, and sister are living out the war with his paternal grandparents. It is fear of Nazi submarines offshore; fear of Abel Hoffman, a German artist living reclusively outside of town; and for Robert, a more personal fear, of his hot-tempered, controlling grandfather.As Robert watches the townspeople's hostility toward Hoffman build, he worries about the friendship that his sensitive cousin Elliot has with the artist. And he wonders more and more about the family secret everyone seems to be keeping from him—a secret involving Robert's father, a bomber pilot in Europe. Will Elliot's ability to detach himself from the turmoil around him be enough to sustain him when prejudice and suspicions erupt into violence? And can Robert find his own way to deal with the shocking truth about his family's past?

About Janet Taylor Lisle

Janet Taylor Lisle is the author of several acclaimed novels for young readers, including The Art of Keeping Cool, winner of the Scott O’Dell Award, and these five School Library Journal Best Books of the Year: Sirens and Spies, The Lampfish of Twill Forest, A Message from the Match Girl, The Lost Flower Children, and Afternoon of the Elves, a Newbery Honor Book. She lives with her family on the coast of Rhode Island.

About Charles Carroll

Charles Carroll is an actor and voice-over artist residing in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He is an avid film buff and stays active in the local film community.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cindy on September 02, 2013

This was a wonderful story. A Very complex family system encompasses this story that takes place on the east coast of New Hampshire during WW2. It showed how courage looks. Elliott is an incredible character who has learned to function in the shadow of his powerful and intimidating grandfather. Robe......more

Goodreads review by Sha on October 04, 2018

This book uses an interesting technique, where the main character (Robert) is not exactly the focus of the story. Robert narrates The Art of Keeping Cool in first person, but focuses a lot of the story on his cousin, Elliot, and Elliot's growing relationship with German artist Abel Hoffman. At the s......more

Goodreads review by Alvini on October 17, 2017

Buku ini berlatar belakang di Amerika selama WW2, seorang anak lelaki bernama Robert harus pindah ke rumah kakek neneknya karena ibunya harus mencari pekerjaan semenjak ayah Robert pergi ke Inggris untuk berperang melawan Nazi. Di rumah Kakeknya, Robert menyadari bahwa Ayah dan Kakeknya memiliki hub......more

Goodreads review by Lindsey on June 14, 2018

The Art of Keeping Cool offers a new type of WWII story. Focusing on the daily lives on a family living near an army base in Rhode Island. They live with the daily fear of air raid drills, Nazi submarine attacks, and a father away fighting in the war. The main plot of the story follows the narrator’......more

Goodreads review by Cole on December 19, 2018

I liked this book because it is about WW2. The book it self looks kinda boreing, but as they say never judge a book by its cover. This book is packed with action, mystery, and heartache. The book is based off of a kid named Robert and he lived on a farm, but then his father had to go away to war as......more

Awards

  • Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction
  • ALA Notable Book
  • Horn Book Fanfare Best Book
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