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The Art of Keeping Cool
By Lisle, Janet Taylor
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68983-787-6
- Publisher
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2000
Gr 5-7 Despite a misleading title (the word "cool" does not conjure up the 1940s), this is a well-drawn story that is part coming-of-age, part mystery. Robert and his mother have come to live with his grandparents on the Rhode Island coast in 1942, soon after his father has gone off to fight in the war. The coastal residents are getting ready for war and a German painter, living like a hermit on the outskirts of town, has raised suspicions of being a sp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
