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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 22
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920L
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
810L
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English
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THE TWO TOWERS, the second part of Tolkien's LOTR trilogy, takes the reader on a remarkable, almost breathless journey: chasing orcs who have captured Merry and Pippen; galloping across the plains of Rohan with Riders of the Rohirrim; the bloody battle of Helm's Deep; the vast wasteland of Isengard; the perilous journey of Frodo and Sam to the borders of Mordor, accompanied by a most unlikely ally. Unlike "The Fellowship of the Ring," Tolkien's first...
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Lord of the rings volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 29
Lexile measure
860L
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English
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In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
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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 T©ðrin. 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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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 29
Lexile measure
860L
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English
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At the center of the saga is Frodo Baggins and the magical ring he inherited from his older cousin Bilbo (hero of Tolkien's earlier novel The Hobbit), a ring that has the power to corrupt even the stoutest soul with a lust for power. From the wise wizard Gandalf, Frodo learns that he must abandon his comfortable hobbit hole in the Shire and, with a band of brave companions, set off on a perilous journey to save the ring from enemy hands. They are...
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Many years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien composed his own version of the great legend of Northern antiquity, recounted here in The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. In the Lay of the Völsungs is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd, the slayer of Fáfnir, most celebrated of dragons; of his awakening of the Valkyrie Brynhild, who slept surrounded by a wall of fire, and of their betrothal; and of his coming to the court of the great princes who...
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For fans of Tolkien and lovers of Christmas holidays, Letters from Father Christmas is a gorgeous, festive gift featuring a wealth of letters that Tolkien created for his children, appearing in this format for the first time. Published on the 100th anniversary of the first letter Tolkien sent to his firstborn, John, in 1920, this handsome edition will also include an introduction from daughter-in-law Baillie Tolkien, reflecting on the centenary anniversary...
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History of Middle-Earth volume 01
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English
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Presents ten episodes, in verse and prose, from the history of Valinor and Middle-earth, the imaginary lands created by J.R.R. Tolkien, including "Gilfanon's Tale," each with notes and commentary.
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2013.
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Tolkien tells of Arthur's expedition overseas into distant heathen lands, Guinevere's flight from Camelot, the great sea battle on Arthur's return to Britain, the traitor Mordred and the tormented doubts of Lancelot in his French castle. Though the poem was abandoned by Tolkien while still unfinished, his son Christoper here presents the text of the poem along with manuscript pages that reveal a great quantity of drafting and experimentation in verse....
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2016.
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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...
12) The Silmarillion
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 21
Lexile measure
1150L
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English
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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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History of Middle-earth volume 12
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English
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A collection of essays shows how the author began the story of Middle-earth's Second and Third ages .
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History of Middle-earth volume 10
Pub. Date
[1993]
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English
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A collection of pieces discussing the legends of the Elder Days before the Hiding of Valinor, including the text of "The Annals of Aman."
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