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The hobbit, or, There and back again / J.R.R. Tolkien.

Tolkien, J. R. R. (Author).
  • Description: 300 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: 1st Mariner Books ed.
  • Publisher: Boston : Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
  • ISBN: 9780547844978 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0547844972 (pbk.)

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Summary: Based on a motion picture to be released in theaters Dec. 14, 2012, this is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who lives in a hole in the ground and accompanies Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves on a quest to recover the gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug. At journey's end, after facing trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse, Bilbo discovers his destiny.
Notes: Film tie-in.
Notes: "The text of this edition is based on the edition published by HarperCollins Publishers in 1995."
Notes: "Prelude to: The lord of the rings"--P. [1] of cover.
Notes: Includes excerpt from: The fellowship of the ring.

Subject: Baggins, Bilbo (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
Wizards > Juvenile fiction.
Dwarfs > Juvenile fiction.
Dragons > Juvenile fiction.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place) > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Fantasy fiction.
Young adult fiction.

Added title: There and back again