How to Train Your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell
★ Top 10 book of 2003 · #10 on Best Books of 2003
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking hero who ever lived. But in the beginning he was the most put-upon Viking you ever saw.
Best for: Young readers who like funny dragon and Viking stories.
How to Train Your Dragon is #10 on BookWard's Best Books of 2003, out of 52 2003 books that cleared our data bar.
What How to Train Your Dragon is about
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is the most put upon Viking around. His father is Stoick the Vast, while Hiccup cannot even make himself heard at dinner. His chief rival is Snotlout, and in a place where the top school sport is Bashyball, a boy like Hiccup has a lot to prove.
Then comes the task of walking into a cave packed with dragons to find a pet of his own. Cressida Cowell's 2003 story follows Hiccup as he stumbles toward a future the book promises will include swordplay, dragon-whispering and legendary heroism. It is a comic, lively adventure about being the odd one out and discovering what you are worth. Young readers who enjoy silly names, big monsters and an underdog to cheer for will feel at home, and adults reading aloud will enjoy the humour too.
How to Train Your Dragon on the Best Books of 2003
How to Train Your Dragon came out in 2003. Of the 52 books first published in 2003 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #10 on our Best Books of 2003 list.
Why it made the list: 476 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (29 ratings); 27 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2003 list
- The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo, #8
- The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger, #9
- We Need to Talk About Kevin Lionel Shriver, #11
- The Devil in the White City Erik Larson, #12
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 416 want to read it, 27 are reading it now and 33 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 29 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 75 | 55% |
| Reader love | 63 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 75 | 20% |
Questions about How to Train Your Dragon
When was How to Train Your Dragon published?
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell was first published in 2003.
Was How to Train Your Dragon one of the best books of 2003?
How to Train Your Dragon is #10 on BookWard's Best Books of 2003, out of 52 2003 books that cleared our data bar. 476 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (29 ratings); 27 are reading it right now.
Why is How to Train Your Dragon on the Best Books of 2003 list?
476 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (29 ratings); 27 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2003
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling, #1
- Into the Wild Erin Hunter, #2
- The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, #3
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Mo Willems, #4
- A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson, #5
- The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown, #6
See the full Best Books of 2003, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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