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The Phantom Tollbooth
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 208,198 Ratings and 9,910 Reviews

Book Description
"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, bored 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 of... More
Book Information
PublisherRandom House Books For Young Readers
BindingHardcover (73 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages256
ISBN-100394815009
ISBN-13978-0394815008
Publication Date/1989
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About Norton Juster (Author) : Norton Juster is a published author of young adult books. A published credit of Norton Juster is The Phantom Tollbooth (Collins Modern Classics).
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About Jules Feiffer (Illustrator) : Jules Feiffer is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jules Feiffer include Henry the Dog with No Tail, Room with a Zoo, A,... more
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9/11/2013 Meagan Friedman

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7/30/2012 Sandra Ford tagged as: I recommend, I read

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2/3/2012 Valarie Budayr said: Five out of Five Stars.
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12/14/2011 Alyssa Rixe

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10/31/2011 Carmela Martino tagged as: I read

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10/20/2011 Gail Fattori tagged as: I read, I read

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9/5/2011 Naomi Hawkins Rowe said: One of my favorite books of all time!
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7/31/2011 Nicole Cormier tagged as: I'm reading

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5/13/2010 Douglas E. Richards tagged as: I recommend

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5/1/2010 Deren Hansen said:
For me, The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster was an early experience with a something surreal that said more to me than the real. Even as a child, I knew that the story was about abstractions, but that didn't stop it from being a hyper-real experience. I was there with Milo as he conducted th... more

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1/29/2010 Amanda Cruickshank tagged as: I recommend

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1/15/2010 Jennie wilson

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11/17/2009 Cole Rush said: My favorite book outside of the Harry Potter series.
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6/23/2009 julia b tagged as: I read

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6/16/2009 Samantha Tai tagged as: I read

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5/26/2009 Denny Swartzlander

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4/2/2009 Gail Fattori said: This one is priceless. Love it. As did my older brother when we were growing up.
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3/2/2009 Randy Blake II tagged as: I recommend, I read

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1/23/2009 Samantha Chapnick tagged as: I recommend

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12/14/2008 Alicia Miller tagged as: I read

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10/25/2008 Angela Mann said: 27915
tags: classic, children's lit

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7/10/2008 David Michael Slater

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6/26/2008 Kerry McCaskill said: What kid cant relate to Milos confusion over math and grammar? Terrific book
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3/14/2008 Tracy Wymer tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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9/8/2007 elizabeth o. dulemba tagged as: I Read

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8/31/2007 Elizabeth Bluemle tagged as: I Read

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7/30/2007 Sara Holmes tagged as: I Read, I recommend, Inspired me

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3/16/2007 Sara Holmes tagged as: I Read, I recommend, Inspired me

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12/20/2006 Derek Pattenson said: My all-time favourite as a child, this is still one of the most special books I've read. I lost my copy and couldn't find another; so re-wrote it in my own words for my then wife-to-be. Later she tracked down a copy and so now we have two versions!! :-)

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