The Hobbit

The Hobbit

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Age Range
8-12 years
Reading Level
Advanced Reader
Category
Middle Grade
Pages
310
Published
1937
ISBN
978-0547928227

About This Book

Comfortable, home-loving hobbit Bilbo Baggins is recruited by the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves for an unexpected adventure to reclaim a treasure guarded by the dragon Smaug. Along the way, Bilbo discovers courage he didn't know he had and finds a mysterious ring that makes him invisible.

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