The phantom tollbooth

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A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME“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!

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Contributors
Dietz, Norman Narrator
Feiffer, Jules Illustrator, illustrator., ill
Juster, Norton Author, Narrator
Pierce, David Hyde narrator., nrt
Wilson, Rainn Narrator
ISBN
9780394820378
9780375985294
9780394815008
9781984887047
9780061672651
9781439555590

Table of Contents

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Milo
Beyond expectations
Welcome to Dictionopolis
Confusion in the market place
Short shrift
Faintly Macabre's story
The royal banquet
The Humbug volunteers
It's all in how you look at things
A colorful symphony
Dischord and Dynne
The silent valley
Unfortunate conclusions
The Dodecahedron leads the way
This way to infinity
A very dirty bird
Unwelcoming committee
Castle in the air
The return of Rhyme and Reason
Good-by and hello.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 3--7--Milo always wants to be somewhere other than where he is and never knows what to do with himself when he gets there. One day a tollbooth arrives in his room. After depositing his coins and driving past, he finds himself in the magical land of Expectations. He soon begins a journey to rescue the Princesses Rhyme and Reason in order to bring peace back to the land. Along the way he meets an assortment of outlandish characters, including his companions Tock, the ticking watchdog, and the Humbug. They make stops in places like the Doldrums, Dictionopolis, and the Silent Valley. Filled with wordplay, humor, and irony, Juster's classic is still a hit. Rainn Wilson does a lovely job differentiating among all the characters, effortlessly booming, then whispering, and moving from silly to serious. There's even a special appearance by Wilson's son as the .58 boy. Juster voices the introduction where he describes what led him to write the book. VERDICT This audio production will be a great addition to any library collection.--Elizabeth Elsbree, Krug Elementary School, Aurora, IL

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Horn Book Review

Justers classic tale about a bored boy named Milo who finds adventure and fodder for the mind in the Lands Beyond gets new attention in this audio production read by actor Wilson (The Office). With a large cast of colorful characters, plenty of conversation, and sophisticated puns and wordplay, this book requires precise and purposeful pronunciation and energetic differentiation of voices, and Wilson succeeds. He conveys the sense of a crowd of people when needed, pauses just long enough for puns to click, and expresses, in turn, all the boredom, confusion, excitement, and bewilderment of our hero-in-the-making. autumn allen July/Aug p.151(c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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