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The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
J. R. R. Tolkien and Roger Garland

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The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

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Series: Book 1.5 in the The Hobbit series

Rating: ****

Tags: General, Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, English, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Juvenile Nonfiction, Science fiction (Children's, Welsh, Children's poetry, Poetry, Juvenile Science Fiction, YA), English Poetry, Children's Poetry; English, Fantastic Poetry, English; Irish; Scottish; Welsh, Scottish, Fantasy & magical realism, Irish, Lang:en

Summary

Describes Tom's encounters with Goldberry, the River-woman's beautiful daughter; with Old Man Willow, who tries to trap Tom inside his trunk; with the Badger-folk; and with the ghostly Barrow-wight, who dwells in the ancient mound on the hilltop.