Cool!, Michael Morpurgo
Cool!, Michael Morpurgo
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Cool!

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Narrator: Holly-Marie Michael

Unabridged: 1 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/27/2011


Synopsis

Michael Morpurgo's inspiring new story of Robbie, a boy in a coma – victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness. Michael Morpurgo's inspiring story of Robbie, a boy in a coma – victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness. Robbie, football fan and animal lover, runs after his dog one day when he chases a cat and is hit by a car. Unconscious, but conscious, Robbie lies in hospital, unable to speak, move or eat. But he can hear; he is aware, even though his family and friends don't know this. Inside his head, we hear Robbie's thoughts; on his Mum and sister, why his parents are separated. His friends and family try desperately to reach him – even Zola, his favourite Chelsea footballer, comes to see him. And still Robbie can't 'wake up'. Until one day, against hospital rules, Dad brings Lucky into the hospital. Can Lucky bring Robbie back to life?

About Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.


Reviews

Goodreads review by John on December 11, 2021

Another Michael Morpurgo book that will affect the average reader emotionally. It might be aimed at the 8-12 year old audience but it would take someone with a heart of stone not to feel something reading this. The setting is possibly unique in literature. It is all in the head of a boy in a coma. H......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on August 22, 2012

Cool tells the story of a young boy who after getting hit by a car ends up in hospital in a coma. The story is told from the boy's thoughts whilst he is in a coma. when his family and friends visit him you read that his thoughts lie mainly with waking up and his inability to do so and the frustratio......more

Goodreads review by Dan on December 05, 2020

This book is quite a sad one. It starts with a kid getting hit by a car while playing with his dog and going into a coma. But it has a sweet ending because when the dog comes to him he wakes up from the coma. Overall the book is great and the quality is good too!!! Thank you for reading this review P......more

Goodreads review by ᯓ★ Isla on March 31, 2025

Michael Morpurgos books are so interesting and enjoyfull!......more

Goodreads review by Adelinekashura on June 22, 2019

This book is about a kid having a car accident. The boy fainted. He was at the hospital.........more


Quotes

Praise for Michael Morpurgo:“Michael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching.” Guardian “Champagne quality over a wide range of subjects.” Daily Telegraph “There are few children’s writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo.” Daily Express “Morpurgo, as always, is subtle and skilful, and incorporates social and moral issues into his writing without being self-righteous or detracting from the quality of the narrative”Elizabeth Reilly, British Council “The former children's laureate has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers.” Guardian