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Dec 04, 2008

Kiki rated it:

This book is really good, also it's not that difficult to read,but a challenging book.This book is about a kid/boy named Hiccup Horrendus the 3.you should really try to read this really great book.

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Sep 21, 2008

Jennifer rated it:

This is another book that was recommended to me by my son. I found the hero, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, to be very likable and funny. He is an unlikely viking, scrawny and uncoordinated, who is forced to take pirate lessons from "Gobber-the-Belch," another member of his tribe. Luckily Hiccup has a sympathetic best friend named Fishlegs and a small pet dragon named Toothless to see him through his adventures. An engaging quick read with a surprisingly wise ending, I recommend th More...

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Nov 07, 2011

Sarah rated it:

This book is the sequel to How to Train Your Dragon. The story starts during a Sword-fighting-at-Sea lesson during a storm. Hiccup attempts to fight with Dogsbreath the Duhbrian, but ends up losing the fight and is almost killed. But the fight is cut off as the wave tips the boat over and is holed by an object. Hiccup realises it is a coffin and he and Fishlegs ride on it backto the Isle of Berk, where the others, surpirsingly have survived too. It is clearly the property of Grimbeard the Ghastl More...

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Jun 17, 2010

Janeen-san rated it:

How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell is the second book chronicling Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third's marvelous adventures. I liked this book; filled with funny drawings and situations, this book was very enjoyable. It even had PIRATES in it (I think I liked this one so much because of that, just like Treasure Island had PIRATES!)
Hiccup and the rest of the Pirate Training Program, along with Gobber the Belch, and a STRANGER who claims to be a "Poor-but-Honest Farmer", go i More...

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Feb 15, 2012

AnEyeSpy rated it:

"How to be a Pirate" (How 2) by Cressida Cowell are hilarious memoirs with crude black stick illustrations, from when Hiccup, Viking heir to Hairy Hooligan tribe, was a skinny freckled 11ish. Gobber the Belch teaches swords to twelve village lads on a rolling deck. In the storm, their ship crashes into a coffin. Famed ancestor Grimbeard the Ghastly leaves many warnings, but Alvin the-poor-but-honest-farmer convinces the warriors, including boys, to face deadly Skullion Isle for lost tr More...

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Jun 13, 2011

Okiriza rated it:

This is my first book I read as a novel enthusiast (and this is my first review about anything, ever). I randomly bought it and finished it in five days. Had I bought a wrong book, I might not be as interested in books (especially, fantasy ones) as I am now.
Cressida Cowell has done a great job writing this book. Written in a simple and funny, yet not meaningless, language, this book attracted me to keep reading it, and I had to put a hard effort not to finish it in LESS than five days. All More...

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Jan 18, 2011

Saniya rated it:

I loved this series but this book wasn't as entertaining as the previous book, how to train your dragon. I am giving this a fairly low rating not because there was anything particularly bad about this book, it just didn't really appeal to me. Because first of all, this book is totally for "boys" and If a girl reads this book, she would be bored easily. Well it was a bit boring for me. The drawings are kind of extra poor, thats about the only turn-off. And writing in Capital seemed at l More...

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Jun 15, 2010

仔, 我决定爱你一萬年 rated it:

Ga selucu yang pertama
tapi tetep menghibur..

Hiccup digembleng jadi pirate
pelajarannya selain adu pedang, ada juga pelajaran yang
aneh-aneh seperti hinaan tingkat tinggi dan meludah haha
seperti biasa Hiccup - dan Fishleg - tetep jadi pecundang

gara-gara Hiccup dan Fishleg (okay kalo ditelusuri lebih jauh lagi sih, si Snotlout yang jadi biangnya) Alvin-petani-miskin-tapi-jujur mendarat di pulau Berk, dan mengatakan ada peta harta karun warisan nenek m More...

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Jun 24, 2010

Salina rated it:

A Hooligan salute that requires you to fart as loud as a clap of thunder?!! What's not to love about this book and this series?!

Hiccup makes a surprising choice at the end of the book, deciding that it is better to be a good leader than a hero - how profound is that?
This book is another winner for me. Humourous with values you can stand behind and no "preachy-ness".

I was touched by one of the doodles in Hiccup's Advanced Rudery classes. He said that if More...

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Aug 22, 2011

Utami rated it:

Buku kedua dari serial petualangan Hiccup III. Buku pertamanya yang How to Train Your Dragon. Tapi kalau belum membaca buku pertamanya, buku kedua ini cukup bisa dinikmati.

Hiccup III, seperti anak-anak Suku Hooligan lainnya, mesti mengikuti pelatihan menjadi seorang bajak laut. Yang jadi masalah adalah, Hiccup sepertinya tidak memiliki kepribadian yang cocok untuk menjadi seorang bajak laut. Berbeda dengan Snoutlout, misalnya, yang begitu berambisi menjadi bajak laut paling garang, H More...

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May 14, 2011

Joseph rated it:

How to be a pirate by Cressida Cowell was an awesome book! I loved the book because it was a hilarious and suspenseful book all in one. I couldn't put the book down! I also loved the book because the author put lots of detail into the book.
First of all my favorite part was when Hiccup and Alvin were sword fighting in a cave and Hiccup found out that he was left handed. I liked this part because it was an adventure and suspense part of the book. This part also surprised me because at More...

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Aug 23, 2010

miaaa rated it:

You don't always have to be a Hero to get a Hero's Welcome

Suku Hairy Hooligans kedatangan tamu mencurigakan yang membawa peta rahasia harta karun moyang Hiccup, Grimbeard the Ghastly <ini nama-nama karakter kok makin aneh aja yah>. Seperti biasa ayah Hiccup, Stoick, memutuskan seluruh pejuang untuk berangkat mencari harta tersebut.

Di petualangan ini Hiccup baru menyadari dia kidal <buset dah ke mana aja emang selama ini mas> dan berhasil menemukan wasiat asl More...

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Apr 30, 2010

Crys rated it:

Now that Ezra is reading your basic kid books, he reads picture books in the day to me and at night we've moved on to chapter books at night. I love to read and really enjoy children's chapter books. I have been waiting for years to be able to read chapter books to my kids and have them enjoy them, listening, and begging for more. We started out with Wayside Stories. We then moved on to Franny K. Stein. With the releasing of "How to Train Your Dragon" we stumbled across "How More...

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Feb 08, 2010

Harish rated it:

How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell is a thrilling book that will keep you reading until the end. I gave this book a ten out of ten. This book is about Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. He is now learning how to swordfight at sea. He really thinks that he will be good at it, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. When they find the coffin of Grimbeard the Ghastly, everything changes. Inside is Alvin the Poor-but -Honest Farmer, who has the map of the treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly. However, the More...

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Dec 23, 2010

Christy rated it:

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Mar 23, 2011

Danielle rated it:

I know, I know...why am I reading this book, right? Well I'll tell you -- I'm hooked. I want to know just how Hiccup the Horrendous Haddock the Third became an awesome swordfighter, when he sucked at every other sport and just how he became the greatest Viking Hero, especially with a dragon like Toothless, who has to be bribed to listen to Hiccup. The How to Train Your Dragon series tells the story of Hiccup's childhood and it tells the story of a scrawny intelligent boy who did not fit into his More...

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Mar 11, 2011

Paradoxical rated it:

I enjoyed the sequel a good deal more than I had the first book. Hiccup, Fishlegs, and Toothless became better characters for me overall (they work together! they are hilarious with one another!) and I am absurdly fond of Stoick who cares for his son deeply, while being disappointed in him often. The books are super light and quick, but they're fun to read.

Hiccup is a great hero. He's clever and thinks well in Dire Situations, but he's also this kid who wants to desperately live up More...

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Aug 23, 2011

an rated it:

kadang kita hanya harus berpikir di luar kotak. saat kau tidak bisa melakukan sesuatu dengan maksimal, jangan lantas menyerah dan berputus asa. karena pada saat terdesak kau akan menemukan sesuatu yang baik dalam dirimu.

seperti yang dialami hiccup dalam pertarungan di atas kapal, kegagalan na menjadi petarung dengan pedang ternyata terbayar manis dengan penemuan na bahwa kekurangan na disebabkan ketidaktahuan bahwa ternyata dia... kidal. dan setelah dia menemukan kemampuan yang sebenar More...

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Jun 26, 2010

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In this book Hiccup will learn to be a pirate. But, first he has to pass traing with being alive that is. The first thing Hiccup did was fight the Big Fat Dogs Breath. He dogdes everything but Toothless was to help him so he is saying to salute but, hiccup said no. When Dogs Breath turned around it was to tempting for toothless to bite his botttom. Then, Dog Breath pins him and a box starts floating torwards him so he jumps on it. The Master and the boys pull it to shore. It was a coffin that sa More...

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Nov 07, 2010

Mark rated it:

I didn't finish it... started reading the first few chapters and didn't really enjoy it. Came back to it after a few days, read a few more chapters and only then realised that I'd already read them a few days before - not exactly memorable!

I didn't really enjoy this one, so decided not to finish it. I'm sure that it could be funny for children (especially with the amusing character names) but I didn't really get into the story. It seemed like it was trying to be funny and entertaining More...

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Dec 03, 2011

Kiri rated it:

One of the films that was on during the Thanksgiving holiday was "how To Train Your Dragon" with everything going on I did manage to sit down with the kids and see most of it. It is really good. Then I ran across these audios.. I'm hooked.

This is a really cute. funny, and clever set of stories.

It doesn't hurt that David Tennant - whom I'm familiar with as the 10th Doctor - is narrating. He's really quite good at reading this. I may just have to see how More...

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Sep 22, 2011

The Flooze (Michelle M.) rated it:

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is not so Heroic - at least not by Viking terms - despite the fact that he’s the Hooligan chief’s only heir. What he is is very, very clever, an attribute overlooked in a society revering such skills as Shouting, Senseless Violence, Badd Sppeling, and Advanced Rudery. (Well, with a clan name of Hooligans, what did you expect?)

Hiccup is Heroic by my standards though. He reads and observes and studies, and uses that brain of his to make decisions for More...

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Jan 03, 2011

Twyla rated it:

Yes, I am giving this a fairly low review, not because there was anything particularly bad about this book; it just didn't really appeal to me. Boogers, farts, hygiene issues, grubbyness in general and ideals ... its definitely a *boys* book. Thats not something I can really say about too many books out there, but this is definitely it. And maybe thats a good niche for it. The drawings are kind of extra poor; thats about the only turn-off. Oh and maybe the capitalization of every other word More...

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Jan 16, 2011

Lynossa rated it:

The second adventure of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, the heir of Hooligan Tribe. His previous success doesn't guarantee that everyone suddenly love him, I mean after all they're Hooligans. So when Hiccup and Fishlegs found a coffin with a writing 'Do Not Open and telling everyone Not to Open it, it doesn't mean they listened to him. A man emerged from inside the coffin and claimed to be a honest farmer who got stuck inside the coffin and told tale about Hiccup ancestor's treasure. Soon t More...

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Sep 24, 2010

Charina rated it:

KOCAK!!!!

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Jul 11, 2007

Ferina rated it:

Di tengah hujan badai yang ditiup oleh Thor, Dewa , di tengah lautan, terombang-ambing kapal laut yang berisi sekumpulan anak-anak suku Hooligan Berbulu yang sedang berlatih Adu Pedang di Laut. Menurut Gober the Belch, tidak ada yang lebih baik dibandingkan berlatih langsung di tempat sebenarnya. Pelajaran-pelajaran lain yang juga tak kalah penting adalah Hinaan Tingkat Tinggi, Teriakan Maut, Melatih Naga, Kekejaman Tanpa Ampun, Menakuti Orang Asing dan Bola Bashy.

Ketika itu, tokoh u More...

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Dec 31, 2011

Debbie rated it:

Cute, quick read. This is the sequel to the How to train your dragon book. Definitely a good book for young readers.

With this book I hit my goal of 52 books for this year! Woot, woot! It is 11:50pm on New Year's Eve, so I just barely made it! I really don't mean to toot my own horn, but I really am quite proud of myself for accomplishing this goal. It wasn't easy, but I feel so good knowing I could actually do something I set my mind to (which hardly ever happens). :)

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Jul 28, 2010

Brenda rated it:

The second in Cressida Cowell's series of How to Train Your Dragon. This one is called How to Be a Pirate and follows Hiccup as he attempts to learn the ways of a pirate. This book is filled with suspense, intrigue and treasure. How Hiccup chooses to handle each of these things is what makes for an interesting read. My favorite part of the whole book is that after his right hand is injured he uses his left only to find out that he is an excellent left handed fighter. I find this a quite cr More...

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Jul 31, 2011

Sri rated it:

Hiccup dengan kepandaiannya berhasil mengalahkan monster yang lain. Kali ini monster tersebut menjaga harta karun yang ditinggalkan oleh leluhur Hiccup. Untunglah walaupun monster yang merupakan gabungan antara naga ular dan gurita itu sangat berbahaya tapi monster tersebut memiliki kelemahan yaitu kurang peka pada bagian ujung tentakelnya. Dengan kecerdikan dan keberuntungan Hiccup berhasil memperdaya si monster.

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Sep 08, 2011

Kaitlyn rated it:

I shouldn't be reading these because I'm far older than the targeted age group, but I just have to say: I love these books so much. I would recommend them to any parent who is having trouble getting a child to read. There's action and adventure, all in a humorous story with a hero that is more like the average boy than the rest of the characters in the book.

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