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Synopsis
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon…
Is The Hobbit appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 9 and up.
Classic fantasy adventure with battle sequences, trolls, goblins, spiders, and a dragon. Violence is present but not graphic, with some character deaths that may be sad but aren't detailed.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, animal death, and violence.
Who'll love this
Kids will love following timid Bilbo as he transforms into a clever hero on an epic quest with dwarves, facing trolls, goblins, and a terrifying dragon.