The Phantom Tollbooth (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780394815008)

"Comes up bright and new every time I read it . . . it will continue to charm and delight for a very long time yet." --Phillip Pullman, New York Times bestselling author of His Dark Materials

With almost 5 million copies sold in the 60 years since it was published, generations of readers have journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic.

Enriched by Jules Feiffer's splendid illustrations, the wit, wisdom, and wordplay of Norton Juster's offbeat fantasy are as beguiling as ever. 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

Author: Norton Juster
ISBN-10: 0394815009
ISBN-13: 9780394815008
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 08/12/1961
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 130 / Phantom Tollbooth

Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Classic

Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1996 pg. 69 - Superior,Well Above Average
New Yorker (The) 10/17/2011 pg. 30
Entertainment Weekly 11/11/2011 pg. 77
Entertainment Weekly 11/14/2014 pg. 111