The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
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The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do, drives through it in his toy car, transporting him to the Kingdom of Wisdom, once prosperous but now troubled. There, he acquires two faithful companions, a dog named Tock and the Humbug, and goes on a quest to restore to the kingdom its exiled princesses—named Rhyme and Reason—from the Castle in the Air. In the process, he learns valuable lessons, finding a love of learning. The text is full of puns and wordplay, such as when Milo unintentionally jumps to Conclusions, an island in Wisdom, thus exploring the literal meanings of idioms.
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letters, numbers, orchestras, children's literature, adventure, Creativity and Imagination, Boredom, Magic and Supernatural, Discovery and Learning, American Fantasy fiction, Children's stories, American, Fantasy, Ficción juvenil, Fiction, Imaginación, Imagination, Language and languages, Lenguaje y lenguas, Novela fantástica, children's fantasy, puns, tollbooths, Puns and punning, Fantasy fiction, Juvenile fiction, Imagination in children, Criticism and interpretation, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary, Spanish: Grades 4-7, Spanish language materials, Readers - Chapter Books, Action & Adventure, Classics, Non-Classifiable, Action & Adventure - General, Children's fiction, Imaginary Voyages, Children's stories, Large type books, New York Times reviewed, Magic, fiction, Boys, Learning and scholarship, Male authors, Illustrated children's books, Specimens, Garçons, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Savoir et érudition, Livres illustrés pour enfants, Spécimens, Spanish language, Children's books, Ennui (Lassitude), Fantasmes, Fantasía, Novela juvenil, Relatos de aventura, Fantasy--juvenile fiction, Pz7.j9865 ph 1996, [fic]Showing 11 featured editions. View all 46 editions?
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La Caseta Magica (The Phantom Tollb
August 1, 2001, SeaStar
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The Phantom Tollbooth
2000-05, Bullseye Books, Random House Books for Young Readers
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1996, Alfred A. Knopf
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1992-07, Lions
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1970?, Scholastic
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"There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself-not just sometimes, but always."
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"There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself-not just sometimes, but always."
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