The Hobbit

Name: Serina

Grade: 12+

Title: The Hobbit

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Hobbits are about the least likely people to ever do anything extraordinary. They live their lives full of comfortable things like their warm homes, smoking pipes, and second suppers. But the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins is destined for an adventure, whether he wants anything to do with one or not, when a wandering wizard by the name of Gandalf quite suddenly arrives at his door one fine morning. Not much after, Bilbo soon finds his house brimming with dwarves, who demand he accompany them on their journey to make their unlucky number of thirteen people into the lucky number fourteen. The Dwarves tell Bilbo of the perils their ancestors had suffered at the hands of a dragon named Smaug and of the large hoard of gold that he had stolen from them. Their ultimate quest to take back what is theirs, or die trying. They dub the reluctant Hobbit their 'Burglar,' or as he prefers, 'an expert treasure hunter.' A part of Bilbo actually longs for adventure, though he would never admit it as it is very un-hobbit-like, and he decides to join the dwarves and the wizard Gandalf for the long and dangerous journey, one he stands gain everything on, or lose everything, in which they deal with trolls, goblins, dragons, and a mysterious ring of power that can turn its wearer invisible.

I picked this book up because I loved The Lord of the Rings

I finished this book because it was easy to read as well as entertaining.

I'd give this book to any Middle Earth fan.

Rating: **** Really liked it