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The Phantom Tollbooth Paperback – October 12, 1988

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• Print length 272 pages
• Language English
• Grade level 3 - 7
• Lexile measure 1000L
• Dimensions 7.76 x 5.08 x 0.44 inches
• Publisher Bullseye Books
• Publication date October 12, 1988
• ISBN-10 0394820371
• ISBN-13 978-0394820378
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bullseye Books; Reprint edition (October 12, 1988)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0394820371
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0394820378
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 11 years, from customers
• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1000L
• Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.6 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.76 x 5.08 x 0.44 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #2,923 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books )

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Norton juster.

Norton Juster is an architect and planner, professor emeritus of design at Hampshire College, and the author of a number of highly acclaimed children's books, including The Dot and the Line, which was made into an Academy Award-winning animated film. He has collaborated with Sheldon Harnick on the libretto for an opera based on The Phantom Tollbooth. The musical adaptation, with a score by Arnold Black, premiered in 1995 and will soon be performed in schools and theaters nationwide. An amateur cook and professional eater, Mr. Juster lives with his wife in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton juster , jules feiffer  ( illustrator ).

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

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”But if all the roads arrive at the same place at the same time, then aren’t they all the right way?” asked Milo. “Certainly not!” he shouted, glaring from his most upset face. “They’re all the wrong way. Just because you have a choice, it doesn’t mean that any of them has to be right.”

”You’ll find,” he remarked gently, “that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that’s hardly worth the effort.”

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“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!

About the Author

Norton Juster was an architect and planner, professor emeritus of design at Hampshire College, and the author of a number of highly acclaimed children's books, including The Dot and the Line , which was made into an Academy Award-winning animated film. He collaborated with Sheldon Harnick on the libretto for an opera based on The Phantom Tollbooth . The musical adaptation, with a score by Arnold Black, premiered in 1995 and is performed in schools and theaters nationwide. 

Jules Feiffer is the author of several books for young readers, including  The Man in the Ceiling and A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears,  I Lost My Bear, Bark, George,  and  Meanwhile... . He has won a number of prizes for his cartoons, plays, and screenplays. Mr. Feiffer lives in New York City.

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"I read The Phantom Tollbooth first when I was 10. I still have the book report I wrote, which began 'This is the best book ever.'"-Anna Quindlen, The New York Times

"A classic--Humorous, full of warmth and real invention."- The New Yorker

“ 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

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