How to Train Your Dragon Summary
Cressida Cowell

How to Train Your Dragon Overview

Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon is a young adult fantasy novel that tells the story of Hiccup, a young Viking who shows that intelligence can make up for a lack of physical strength. Hiccup is destined to become the chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe but few people - including Hiccup - believe he has what it takes. Hiccup comes up with a plan to battle huge sea dragons, and he has written it all down so that future generations can learn from his experience. The novel's main themes are fate, struggles with self-confidence, and mortality.