How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell: Book Beginnings on Fridays, First Line Friday, The Friday 56, and Book Blogger Hop

 

Today's Featured Book: 

How to Train Your Dragon

by Cressida Cowell

Genre: Children's Fantasy 

Published: January 21, 2014

Page Count: 241 pages

Summary: 

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the quiet and thoughtful son of the Chief of the Hairy Hooligans, tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan by catching and training a dragon. Can Hiccup do it without being torn limb from limb? Join his adventures and misadventures as he finds a new way to train dragons—and becomes a hero.

 

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAY is hosted by Rose City Reader. What book are you happy about reading this week? Please share the opening sentence (or so) on BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAY! Add the link to your blog or social media post and visit other blogs to see what others are reading.

Happy Friday and welcome to the FIRST LINE FRIDAY, hosted by Reading is My Superpower! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line.

Long ago, on the wild and windy isle of Berk, a  smallish Viking with a longish name stood up to his  ankles in snow.  Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, the  Hope and Heir to the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans,  had been feeling slightly sick ever since he woke up  that morning. 

Cowell, Cressida. How to Train Your Dragon, p. 1.  Kindle Edition. 

THE FRIDAY 56 is hosted by Anne of Head Full of Books. To play, open a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% on your e-reader). Find a sentence or two and post them, along with the book title and author. Then link up on Head Full of Books and visit others in the linky. 

The boys were hanging about the village gates,  taking the opportunity to show off the dragons that  they had caught. Hiccup had tried to walk through  without being noticed, but Snotlout had stopped him.  ‘Let’ s see what pathetic creature Hiccup has  got, ’ said Snotlout, and took off the lid.  ‘Oh, this is BRILLIANT – look at it!’ said  Snotlout, when he finally got his breath back from  laughing.

Cowell, Cressida. How to Train Your Dragon, p. 56. Kindle Edition. 

The purpose of THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, and befriend other bloggers. THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer.    

October 3rd - Would you rather accidentally set your favorite book on fire or drop it in the ocean? (submitted by Snapdragon @ Snapdragon Alcove)

Nooooooooooooooooooooo! Neither!