false 378 43 "It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time," Milo laments. "[T]here's nothing for me to do, nowhere I'd care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing." This bored, <I>bored</I> young protagonist who can't see the point to anything is knocked out of his glum humdrum by the sudden and curious appearance of a tollbooth in his bedroom. Since Milo has absolutely nothing better to do, he dusts off his toy car, pays the toll, and drives through. What ensues is a journey of mythic proportions, during which Milo encounters countless odd characters who are anything but dull.<P> Norton Juster received (and continues to receive) enormous praise for this original, witty, and oftentimes hilarious novel, first published in 1961. In an introductory "Appreciation" written by Maurice Sendak for the 35th anniversary edition, he states, "<i>The Phantom Tollbooth</i> leaps, soars, and abounds in right notes all over the place, as any proper masterpiece must." Indeed.<p> As Milo heads toward Dictionopolis he meets with the Whether Man ("for after all it's more important to know whether there will be weather than what the weather will be"), passes through The Doldrums (populated by Lethargarians), and picks up a watchdog named Tock (who has a giant alarm clock for a body). The brilliant satire and double entendre intensifies in the Word Market, where after a brief scuffle with Officer Short Shrift, Milo and Tock set off toward the Mountains of Ignorance to rescue the twin Princesses, Rhyme and Reason. Anyone with an appreciation for language, irony, or <i>Alice in Wonderland</i>-style adventure will adore this book for years on end. <I>(Ages 8 and up)</I> 1782584 book 1961 The Phantom Tollbooth total:18020|5:8797|4:5684|3:2697|2:625|1:217| 18020 76279 21283 1720 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 6 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 10:07:31 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 10:07:31 -0700 2007 The Phantom Tollbooth. In this charming children's book, author Norton Juster takes us on an adventure with his main character Milo, a young boy who enters a chaotic place called the Kingdom of Wisdom and finds that to restore order ...more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 3 5 false Fri Nov 02 22:26:27 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 19:40:04 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 22:24:55 -0700 2007
here's what i think of when i think of the phantom tollbooth:

-people trying (and failing) to feed themselves with five-foot long spoons
-people having to (but not wanting to) eat their words
-semi-philosophical ...more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 4 4 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 24 14:17:27 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 04 03:47:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 2 3 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 10:19:53 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 17:39:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 497118 0394815009 9780394815008 426 35 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175235544m/497118.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/497118.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 5 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1961 Sat May 12 23:50:27 -0700 2007 Sat May 12 23:50:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 2 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sat Aug 11 12:19:45 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 11 12:41:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 3 false Wed Mar 25 05:29:01 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 11:23:42 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 05:29:01 -0700 2009 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 3 2 false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 13:30:23 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 13:31:10 -0700 2009
In re-reading it, I was reminded of the ambi...more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 4 3 false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 06 23:16:33 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 18 09:29:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 1 false Sun Nov 23 19:43:35 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 11:21:35 -0800 2008
Ages 8-12

A classic fantasy that will keep any child from becoming “lost in the doldrums.”

Young , ever- bored Milo, upon finding a child sized tollbooth in his room one day after school, sets out on a surreal adventure int...more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 2 false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 08 05:00:20 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 05:04:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 2 false Wed Jun 25 13:40:33 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 13:40:52 -0700 2008 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 1 false Mon Sep 22 10:37:42 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 10:37:47 -0700 2008

last summer i took ramona and levi on our first road trip, we drove from chicago to the appalachian mountains to visit several of our best friends. on our way back we stopped to visit the ever lovely randy and trish. trish loaned this book to ramona who sat in the sun in her swimming su...more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 1 false Fri Sep 19 07:54:45 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 18:25:17 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 1 false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 16:27:09 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 08:14:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 21:05:22 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 21:11:28 -0700 2007
When I went to college, my math education professor kept using this bo...more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 1 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Jul 11 23:26:59 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 23:40:08 -0700 2008 Every single chapter has a lesson. A moral. And no cheesy moral, either. Something to get your gears in your mind really turning.
Somehow, Norton takes phrases and ideas and is able to create a world where he can make them quite literal.
A great boo...more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 1 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Fri Aug 31 23:20:04 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 23:20:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 1 false Sun Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 08 16:15:05 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 16:24:06 -0700 2009 2 ]]> 378 0394820371 9780394820378 16540 1601 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156913088m/378.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378.The_Phantom_Tollbooth 5 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 21 16:26:48 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 16:28:04 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=282213