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The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster,

Jules Feiffer (Illustrator)

Start date: October 1, 2020

Finish date: October 31, 2020

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Apr 05, 2012 Kate rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: abandoned, read-in-2014, young-adult

"Inside the mysterious package that Milo found in his room was what looked like a genuine turnpike tollbooth. But Milo was in for an even bigger surprise when he drove his small electric car through the toolbooth gate.

"Suddenly he found himself in The Lands Beyond -- enchanted home of some of the craziest creatures ever imagined. As Milo traveled through this confusing world, he was joined by an ill-mannered little Humbug and a ticking watchdog named Tock. Together these three found thyemselves ...more

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Dec 23, 2010 Jenny rated it really liked it

When I was in second grade, my older cousins gave me their copy of The Phantom Tollbooth to read in the car on the way from Milwaukee back to Arizona. I still remember that they highly recommended the book. I don't remember what I thought of it.

This time around, it was clever and fun. The original illustrations are wonderful and the story is still current. ...more

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