How to Betray a Dragon's Hero by Cressida Cowell

I just love picturing Toothless in a little winter coat. He is so ridiculous and I love him. He is so spiteful in such a childish way. I'm not cold. Actually I'm really hot. I need to go home to cool down. Toothless being cheeky never gets old. I will always love the way David Tennant plays him.

Snotlout....Can we just frame the whole chapter... The whole "If I stop being angry..." Chef's kiss.
*You know what that is? Growth.* gif Emotional depth.

416 Pages

How to Fight a Dragon's Fury by Cressida Cowell

There were dragons when I was a boy...How dare they..
My little boy growing up and learning things.
Gif of Mushu "My little baby is all grown up and savin' China." Frame all the lessons.
Just frame the whole last chapter and epilogue. Why did I think I could listen to this while I was driving?
I just want a poster of "Not the Settling Kind"
496 Pages

How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel by Cressida Cowell, Read by David Tennant

I love that Toothless is learning to be polite...and he's so proud of himself.
I love how he constantly goes around saying that he is the most important lost thing.
I love Toothless so freaking much.
I need some fanart of Hiccup Neville-ing up. Because I've seen movie Hiccup....But I want book Hiccup.
You can't just write about suffering, growing up, and becoming a hero and not expect me to start waving a lighter over my head...
Epilogues always get me, y'all. I'm not crying, you're crying.
416 Pages

How to Steal a Dragon's Sword by Cressida Cowell Read by David Tennant

Is this a children's book... I did not sign up for these lessons (I love them, but still)...and stress...
Just frame the entire intro that comes before the prologue..
I know it says don't blame the story for being dark....
My eyes aren't watering...It's raining outside.
My beautiful baby child deserves the world and he doesn't deserve to be stressed.
Oh my gosh Toothless.. You are my spirit animal. Jealous of best friend having other friends... I do need my ego stroked. You are so cute and so loved.

384 Pages

How to Break a Dragon's Heart by Cressida Cowell Read by David Tennant

Toothless. Heart Eyes. Enough said. The stupid stubborn wonderful baby who eats everything and never learns his lessons.

I loved learning more about the lore and Hiccup's family history and seeing the parallels. Destiny.

Storytelling. A+

Y'all things are getting darker...

272 Pages

How To Ride a Dragon's Storm by Cressida Cowell-Read by David Tennant

Drunk dragons are my jam.... I love them...
Sassy slightly spiteful toddler dragons that act like the youngest child and won't help unless you promise them things--they are my spirit animals...
I wasn't crying during the last few chapters like at the end of Apollo 13... I don't have feelings...
Hiccup being philosophical during the last two chapters (including the epilogue) *Chef Kiss* Lines about being a hero the hard way...I'm not crying.. It's October and I totally have fall allergies...It's the flu shot that I haven't gotten yet...


288 Pages

A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons--Cressida Cowell (Read by David Tennant)

 Toothless, as always is hilarious and super snarky.
I may or may not have been mildly concerned when one of the main settings for the book was a library....
Should I be insulted that the villain may or may not be the Hairy Scary Librarian... Because reputations are nice...and I'm not a librarian...
272 Pages

How to Twist A Dragon's Tale by Cressida Cowell

It was even funnier than the previous book, and it had me in stitches while I was driving. I loved being able to guess the plot twists...I wasn't crying at the epilogue... It's September, I have allergies...

272 pages

How to Cheat A Dragon's Curse by Cressida Cowell (Read by David Tennant)

How To Cheat A Dragon's Curse was hilarious!
I've fallen in love with Toothless and all his cowardice and....obnoxiousness..
David Tennant's performance makes it all the more enjoyable with the nasally stuttering of the dragon.
I still laugh about a scene where Toothless is extra ridiculous, acting like a mixture between a dog and a toddler.

272 pages

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever By Jeff Kinney (Book 6)

In this book, Greg thinks there is a Santa's Scout. He is watching over Greg and rodrick.. It snowed hard before Christmas so it messed up Santa's delivery schedule, mom had to have the kids guessing gifts out of trash bags. Very funny to read.

217 Pages

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth By Jeff Kinney (Book 5)

Although he has not reached full-blown puberty quite yet, Greg learned the ugly truth that every child comes with an “expiration date,” and when you’re no longer a cute kid, nothing is as easy as it used to. Greg’s middle school focus as the school year gets under way is replacing his best friend, Rowley, with whom he had a falling out over the summer.

217 pages

Diary of a Wimpy kid: Dog Days By Jeff Kinney (Book 4)

It is summer vacation time and Greg, the self-confessed "indoor person", is living his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules, and playing video games indoors with curtain down. Or hanging out with his best friend in country club. But mom has different vision for summer: starting “reading is fun” group.

214 Pages.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney (Book 2)

This book is about Greg's older brother Roderick making his life anything but a cake walk. How mom wants them to have quality time together by asking Roderick to pick up Greg from swimming practice but it does not always work out as she planned.

Even though Rodrick makes Greg's life harder, Greg thinks that Rodrick rules the whole school and even other places. 

224 Pages

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (Book 1)

This month my 7-year-old son and I continue our journey with Greg Heffley by borrowing all the books in this wimpy kid series. This is the first book.

It all started when mom gave Gregory a diary even though he told her to get a journal. Greg writes about life's challenges and funs in middle school. Very funny.

224 pages

Olivia Bean: Trivia Queen

Author: Donna Gephart
Pages: 278
Olivia loves trivia , she watches Jeopardy religiously as this was something she and her father loved. Now her parents are divorced and she has lost her best friend. Olivia's father moved across the country and doesn't seem to have much interest in her or her brother now. Will she get his attention?

cover blurb:  Olivia Bean knows trivia. She watches Jeopardy! every night and usually beats at least one of the contestants. If she were better at geography, she would try out for the show’s kids’ week. Not only could she win bundles of money, she’d get to go to the taping in California, where her dad, who left two years ago and who Olivia misses like crazy, lives with his new family.

Freaky Fast Frankie Joe

Pages: 248
Author: Lutricia Clifton
It's hard to move to a new place but even harder when it's with 6 people you don't know and one of them hates you. Frankie Joe has a rough time of it but makes new friends and just keeps trying and comes out better in the end.

Eleven-year-old Frankie Joe Huckaby, forced to live with the father he never knew, a stepmother, and four stepbrothers in Illinois, starts a delivery service to finance his escape back to his mother in Texas, not realizing he is making a better life for himself than he ever had with her.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

My 7-year-old son said this is his favorite book. A very funny book looks at a boy's life and his creative ways to solve problems in a mix of words and cartoons.  We will read the other titles in this series for sure. 217 Pages.