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The Hobbit has a 1000L Lexile and is rated a 'Z' Guided Reading Level by the Fountas and Pinnell system. It is about an eighth grade reading level equivalent.
The Hobbit is, I would estimate, suitable for readers of around 10 - 16 years of age. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a bit more advanced, more like 12 - 18 years.
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The first book's lexile is 810
A hobbit barrow is referred to as a 'smail.'
Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Scholastic.com lists the reading level as 3.4, so according to them, it's essentially a third grade book. My third grader has read all four Percy Jackson books, and he can't put them down!