How to Train Your Dragon: How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse

Kids love this series and the book came in good condition (as described). :)

My 7 year old absolutely loves this series and has been tearing through them with reckless abandon.

Very difficult to find good, interesting books for boys in middle school, and this was one that he really liked very much.

Cressida Cowell cannot write enough books for my kids. Her stories are light easy reading with a lot a kid humor. Both my kids, a 9 year old boy and a 7 year old girl just love these books. The stories that center more on Toothless the Dragon are their favorites. The chapters are short and kids can't wait to hear the next chapter. Half the battle in getting kids to read is to find books they WANT to read and any of Cowell's books will do the job and then some. Fun for parents too!

This book is appropriate reading level for second to fifth graders, although mom enjoyed the story too! The character's names are unusual, Hiccup the Horrendous the Third, Gobber the Belch, Snotlout, but the names appeal to the kids. Hiccup is a Viking who doesn't fit in. He is a small kid who is kind and thoughtful. Most of the Vikings are large, tough, gross and ill mannered brutes. Hiccup's father must come to terms with his son's unusual ways. There are also three important dragons in this story. Character traits of loyalty, self reliance, honesty, persistence, empathy and friendship empower Hiccup to prevail. We have also enjoyed other books about Hiccup.

We have a seven year old who is far from enamoured with reading, but he LOVES to sit and listen to these funny and clever books. There is much in each book that parents will enjoy as well as children, and we often laugh out loud when reading. My advice? Start with book one and get ready for your children to become addicted to these wonderful misadventures.

This is the 4th book in this series about Hiccup Horrendous, unlikely heir to the Viking "throne" of the Hooligan tribe. These books were supposedly written as memoirs by Hiccup when he was an old man (and later found and translated by the author). This makes them less scary because readers know he couldn't have died during any of his adventures. Hiccup is not large and scary like the other viking boy bullys, but he has a great brain and is loyal. He is also a "dragon whisperer." As in the previous 3 books, he uses his talents to help his tribe. He ends up "saving the day" and comes one step closer to growing up and becoming chief, like his father. These books are full of dragons, sword play and "elementary boy" humor. For example, in every book something (ie, a monster) blows up or blows its nose, and the characters end up covered in disgusting snot or slime. They are also full of action (ie, running from dragons, being captured by enemies, etc.) My son, 8, LOVED this book as much as he loved the previous 3. He has always enjoyed playing with pirate and knight toys and reading books about them. Now he has added Vikings to this list (they are similar, after all). My son is a "reluctant reader," but he'll sometimes sit and read about Hiccup for 45 minutes (that's a lot for him.) This book is pur fantasy. I recommend it for any child who enjoys fantasy, pirates. and/or vikings.