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The Phantom Tollbooth

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The Phantom Tollbooth

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Author: Norton Juster
Publisher: Random House, 1961
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Book Type: Novel
Genre: Fantasy
Sub-Genre Tags: Juvenile Fantasy
Mythic Fiction (Fantasy)
Fairytale Fantasy
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The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
11/7/1970

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Hailed as "a classic.... humorous, full of warmth and real invention" (The New Yorker), this beloved story--first published more than fifty ago--introduces readers to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond.

For Milo, everything's a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he's got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason! Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it's exciting beyond his wildest dreams....

Lavishly and whimsically illustrated by Jules Feiffer.


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The Phantom Tollbooth

- Thomcat
  (2/15/2016)
A Simply Delightful Reading Adventure...

- ScoLgo
  (3/10/2021)

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