The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Title: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 061826051X

Recommended for Grades 9 and up
Genre: Fiction-Fantasy

Reader’s Annotation:
Frodo Baggins has inherited the One Ring. Now he must destroy it before it destroys the world.

Plot Summary:
Frodo Baggins inherits a gold ring from his Uncle Bilbo Baggins. When the wizard Gandalf discovers the ring is actually the Ring of Power that once belonged to the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo and three of his hobbit friends must leave their homes to take the ring to the fires of Mount Doom, the only place where the ring can be destroyed. Joined by Gandalf, two humans, an elf and a dwarf, the Fellowship of the Ring sets off across Middle-earth. They must fight Sauron's forces in order to save all of Middle-earth.

Evaluation:
Tolkien's classic story has inspired many of today's modern fantasy writer. Reading the original works can help teens to see the influence it has had on the fantasy genre as they know it.

Notes:
There are two other parts to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Return of the King.
The prequel to Lord of the Rings is The Hobbit.

In 2001 New Line Cinema released a theatrical adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring.