very awesome book .. loved it .. it totally explains the how your senses work....
Phantom Tollbooth
By Norton Juster
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 10 - 9 | W | 6.7 | 42156 |
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. . . .
Features an appreciation by Maurice Sendak, award-winning author of Where the Wild Things Are!
“I read [The Phantom Tollbooth] first when I was ten. I still have the book report I wrote, which began ‘This is the best book ever.’”—The New York Times
“The Phantom Tollbooth is the closest thing we have to a modern Alice in Wonderland.”—The Guardian
“The book lingers long after turning the final page. . . . A classic indeed.” —Los Angeles Review of Books
“You loved the humor and adventure . . . and [now] you’ll marvel at [the book's] wit, complexity, and its understanding of how children perceive the passage of time.” —Entertainment Weekly
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. . . .
Features an appreciation by Maurice Sendak, award-winning author of Where the Wild Things Are!
“I read [The Phantom Tollbooth] first when I was ten. I still have the book report I wrote, which began ‘This is the best book ever.’”—The New York Times
“The Phantom Tollbooth is the closest thing we have to a modern Alice in Wonderland.”—The Guardian
“The book lingers long after turning the final page. . . . A classic indeed.” —Los Angeles Review of Books
“You loved the humor and adventure . . . and [now] you’ll marvel at [the book's] wit, complexity, and its understanding of how children perceive the passage of time.” —Entertainment Weekly
Publisher: Novel Units, Inc.
ISBN-13: 9781561372904
ISBN-10: 1561372900
Published on 1/2/2012
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 32
Book Reviews (46)
What a crazy play of words and words! Super poetic and very good for actually, study purposes! SUPER wide range of language! Unfortunately, don't recommend this book to beginners. This book brings you into a WORLD OF TIME!
![Aryan](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 12 12"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
I think this book is wonderful amazing and exotic
This book is about a boy that fixes two king brothership with a dog and a bettle
Hello! This is a great book, I love it. This book is great, because it gives an interesting perspective on different things. Remember, the way you think about things may not be the same as somebody else. That's why I love this book! Definitely, I recommend reading it.
Although I read this for my schoolwork, I really enjoyed reading it, as it was quite humorous and required small amounts of brain work. When Milo finds a mysterious tollbooth in his room, along with a small car, he thinks his boring life may have come to a complete stop.
I'm not done yet, I'm only on the 32nd page, but trust me, I can tell, this book is going to be AMAZING! You may think the cover looks kinda funky, but hey, never judge a book by it's cover, right?
i like this book so much. i relly want to read it . i know that i like this book becase i saw somebody read it and say fantastic book
I liked this book because it had a lot of meaning to it. I really recommend this book if you haven't read it.
oh yeah, this is a one-of-a-kind book.