← Back to search
Cover of How to Be a Pirate

How to Be a Pirate

Cressida Cowell (2004)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesHiccup / How to Train Your Dragon #2
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads4.08
Buy on Amazon ↗Buy on Bookshop.org ↗Buy on Apple Books ↗

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeHumorFriendshipQuest

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant HeroOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Coming of AgeQuestReluctant HeroFish out of WaterTraining ArcFound FamilyPirate

Themes

Coming of AgeIdentityCourageFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryAdventure

Synopsis

Follows the further adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as his Viking training continues and his father leads a stranger and the Hairy Hooligans to the Isle of Skullions in search of a pirate's treasure.

Tags

Humorous FantasyPirate AdventureDragon FantasyViking Fantasy