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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. love this book, every now and them I re-read it and I never tire of it! A classic ( )Read in 9th grade and naturally led to reading LOTR. What a find! The adventure begins when Gandalf, the wizard, tricks Bilbo Baggins into helping a band of dwarfs steal their treasure back from the dragon Smaug. In this quest, Bilbo and his companions battle against goblins, dragons, and evil wolves. Deep within a mountain, he finds a mysterious ring with magical powers. It is the very ring that becomes the heart of Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy. When The Hobbit was first published in 1938, a New York Times reviewer, Anne Eaton, called it '...one of the most freshly original and delightfully imaginative books for children that have appeared in many a long day. . . . a glorious account of a magnificent adventure, filled with suspense and seasoned with a quiet humor that is irresistible.' More than 70 years later,The Hobbit still thrills and charms readers (grade 6 and up), even if they have seen the movies based on Tolkien's books. Different than the Lord of the Rings, but no less fantastic. This novel was my best friend over Christmas vacation when I was in seventh grade. I wished only that I had read it sooner. It has the brilliant writing of Lord of the Rings with twice the heart. My grade 6 teacher, Mr Glenn, read us The Hobbit and forever filled me with the love of Tolkien. Thank you!
This is one of the most freshly original and delightfully imaginative books for children that have appeared in many a long day. . . . a glorious account of a magnificent adventure, filled with suspense and seasoned with a quiet humor that is irresistible.
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