Author:
J.R.R. Tolkien

Number of pages:
432

Does the book have pictures?
Yes

What age group is this book written for?
Middle School
High School & Beyond

Category:
Fiction

Brief summary:
Three Rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

This is how the Lord of the Rings trilogy begins. It is considered the greatest epic fantasy ever written. In this first book, Frodo Baggins learns that the ring he inherited from his cousin Bilbo (introduced in a prequel called The Hobbit) is a Ring of Power that must be destroyed so that the evil Sauron cannot use it to destroy the goodness of Middle Earth.