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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, becomes a thief for a band of dwarves and soon finds himself in the midst of a war with the evil goblins and wargs, and forced to make a decision between the call of duty and the pull of the simple life.
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English
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As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated...
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Lord of the rings volume 1
Language
English
Description
Begin your journey into Middle-earth...
The inspiration for the upcoming original series on Prime Video, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
Sauron, the Dark
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Evil Morgoth rules over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Ulmo, the Lord of Waters, opposes him. Central to this enmity of the gods is the city of Gondolin, built and peopled by Noldorin Elves who rebelled against their rule and fled to Middle-earth. Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Túrin. Guided unseen by Ulmo, Tuor sets out from the land of his birth on the fearful journey to Gondolin. The story -- only ninety-five pages...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"The first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien. Kullervo, son of Kalervo, is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien's characters. "Hapless Kullervo," as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny. Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and tried three times to kill him when he was still...
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Series
Lord of the rings volume 2
Language
English
Description
Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They lost the wizard Gandalf in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the...
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(John Ronald Reuel),History of Middle-earth volume 1-2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1986, c1983-1984
Language
English
Author
Series
History of Middle-earth volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
11) Roverandom
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
A dog who has been turned into a toy dog encounters rival wizards and experiences various adventures on the moon with giant spiders, dragon moths, and the Great White Dragon.
13) The Silmarillion
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit. Tolkien considered The Silmarillion his most important work, and, though it was published last and posthumously, this great collection of tales and legends clearly sets the stage for all his other writing. The story of the creation of the world...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal elf. Her father, a great elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien. To show something of the process whereby this legend of Middle-earth evolved over the years, [Christopher Tolkien] has told the story in his father's own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts...
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Publisher
Recorded Books Productions
Pub. Date
1991
Language
English
Description
Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of 13 dwarves unexpectedly. It is a journey that takes Bilbo over rugged mountains and through dark forests. Before he can return home again, Bilbo will use his courage and wits to outsmart hideous creatures, escape from from impregnable fortresses and face down a formidable dragon, and survive an epic...
Author
Series
Lord of the rings volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle, but Frodo is still alive, though now in the foul hands of the Orcs.
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