The hobbit
or, There and back again
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Reading Level 6-7 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet life until a mysterious wizard invites him on a daring quest filled with dragons, treasure, and unexpected dangers. Alongside a band of dwarves, Bilbo discovers courage and friendship in a world full of magic and peril. This thrilling journey will change him forever.
Representation & Themes
AdventureFantasy World-BuildingComing of AgeFriendshipFamily
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 3 — Moderate Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Fantasy Violence Mild Peril
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9780618162215
- Pages
- 330
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Published
- 2001
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 95,022
Subjects
Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- FictionBaggins, Bilbo (Fictitious character) -- FictionFantasyArkenstoneBattle of Five Armiesinvisibilitythrusheseagleshobbitswizardsdragonsdwarveselvesmentrollsgoblinsgiant spidersthe one ringjuvenile fantasyYOUNG ADULT FICTIONFantasy fictionJuvenile fictionFictionClassicsGeneralMedia Tie-Inchildren's booksjuvenile worksTeen & Young Adult literatureEnglish Fantasy fictionSpecimensJuvenile Fantasy fictionToy and movable booksMagic in fictionOpen Library Staff Picksjuvenile literaturePictorial worksMagicQuests (Expeditions)Graphic novelsDragons in fictionChildren's storiesFicción fantástica inglesaFantasy in fictionTranslations into RussianFicciónMiddle Earth (Imaginary place)Tierra Media (Lugar imaginario)Bilbo Baggins (Fictitious character)DwarfsComic books, stripsReading Level-Grade 11Reading Level-Grade 12British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, fantasy, generalMiddle earth (imaginary place), fictionComics & graphic novels, fantasyScience fiction, fantasy, horrorChild and youth fictionGollum (Fictitious character)Hobbits (Fictitious characters)Baggins, bilbo (fictitious character), fictionChildren's fictionGandalf (fictitious character), fictionBaggins, frodo (fictitious character), fictionCharactersCharacters and characteristicsHobbit, an unexpected journey (Motion picture)Hobbit (Tolkien, J.R.R.)YOUNG ADULT FICTION / ClassicsYOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / GeneralYOUNG ADULT FICTION / Media Tie-InMotion picturesFiction, fantasy, epicEnglish literatureFiction, media tie-inCourageLiteratura angielska dla młodzieżyTłumaczenia polskieNovela InglesaSpanish language materialsUntranslatedTerre du Milieu (Lieu imaginaire)Romans, nouvellesHobbits (Personnages fictifs)Novela fantásticaMagiciensSchultheaterFiction, fairy tales, folk tales, legends & mythologyFiction, fantasy, dragons & mythical creaturesComics & graphic novels, fantasy, generalGood and evilEnglish Fantasy literatureEnglish fictionAdventure stories
People
Bilbo BagginsGandalfThorin OakenshieldFiliKiliBalinDwalinOinGloinDoriNoriOriBifurBofurBomburLake-menSmaugWargsWood-elvesBeornBard the BowmanElrondThe ElvenkingGollumJ. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973)
Places
Middle-earthLonely MountainLake-townRivendellIron HillsMisty MountainsMirkwoodthe Shire