The Hobbit (Part 1)

    I am now reading The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, and I am on page 45 out of 315. I chose this book for many reasons. One of the reasons is that this was one of my Dad's favorite books when he was a kid. I also chose this book because of the movie coming out at Christmas.

In this book the main character is Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo is a hobbit. Hobbits are kind of like dwarves, but they don't have beards. They live in what are called Hobbit holes which are kind of like rooms dug underneath hills. Bilbo's family has never been on any adventures. They are a very peaceful family.

   One day Bilbo is doing his usual things around the house when someone starts knocking on his door. Bilbo answers it and finds a wizard named Gandalf standing on his doorstep. Sense Bilbo never goes on adventures or anything of that sort or he is worried. Bilbo lets Gandalf in. They talk for awhile and then Gandalf leaves.

   The next day Gandalf comes back with TONS of dwarves. They eat almost all of Bilbo's food! After they eat and sing a little they start to talk about a map. The map shows dragons and other adventurous things. Gandalf and the dwarves start to talk and they say what they are all going to go on an adventure. They expect Bilbo Baggins to go with them!

   A question that I have about this book is how come Bilbo Baggins's  family doesn't go on adventures? I think that they might not go on adventures because of something in the past. I think that there might have been a relative from a long time ago that went on an adventure and died or something else bad happened.

   I predict that Bilbo will decide to go on the adventure with all of the dwarves and the other creatures. I  think that this might happen because inside he really wants to go, but he keeps on remembering that he can't go on adventures. What will he decide to do?

  A connection that I have with this story is about the mystical creatures. The mystical creatures in this book reminds me of the creatures in the series of Narnia. Narnia is about dwarves and other mystical creatures. The animals even talk! I think that Narnia is kind of The Hobbit.

  I would recommend this book to Savannah. I would recommend this book to her because it is adventurous and exciting just like her. I think that she would love this book. It matches her personality!