[Mithalwen]

I decided to replace my long mislaid copy of "The Hobbit" today and since it wasn't with LOTR in the Fantasy section I ventured into the Children's department and looked first in the 9-12 years section but no joy... I was astounded to find it under teenage fiction. Should have I been? I read it at 8 or 9 and didn't struggle, I just hadn't been exposed to it . I did have a much higher reading age but I still think of it as very much a children's book that comes alive when read aloud to youngish children. I really find it hard to imagine teenagers reading it other than to get up to speed on LOTR.