Book talk: The Hobbit – Ava

People ask, ‘Are dragons real? or ‘I wonder if goblins exist’ but no one seems to mention the hobbits who live in large, clean holes in hills.  Bilbo Baggins, a well respected hobbit meets up with an old wizard, Gandalf, who has a request for him in The Hobbit by JR Tolkein.  He has asked him to come on an adventure! What? A hobbit going on an adventure, with fighting and other magical creatures in the world along with him? No way! Bilbo can’t even believe it when fourteen dwarves arrive at his house asking for food, drink, and a burglar to accompany them on a quest to the misty mountains to destroy the dragon Smaug, who has taken the mountain from the dwarves.  Bilbo takes much convincing for this, but eventually agrees.  His long journey is filled with hardship, work, and a new mind for the world outside his home in bag end. But mysterious and unexplained things happen on this quest, and make sure to read what happens to the group of travelers as they approach the misty mountains.

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