The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Ages 10-14
Published 1937
310 pages
Themes
adventurecourageheroismloyaltygood vs evil
About This Book
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure.