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| Title: The Phantom Toolbooth |
| Author: Norton Juster |
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| Reviewer:
Alison G.
'09 A little boy named Milo is convinced there is
nothing worthwhile to do in the world. Then he receives a mysterious cardboard box
containing the equipment to construct a tollbooth. Of course, Milo is confused and excited
that such an odd thing ends up in his room, but despite the confusion, he follows
the directions and eventually assembles the abnormally small tollbooth.
Figuring he has nothing better to do, Milo uses his small, dusty,
old motorized car that he used as a little kid and finds that this astounding tollbooth
transports him to a magical world where things are terribly peculiar. To get things
back to normal, Milo resolves to save Rhyme and Reason, the princesses who are locked up
and need to be released in order to restore the land to normal.
I enjoyed this book immensely because it is the most
imaginative book I have ever read (besides Harry Potter, of course). I'm still
shocked that a relatively unknown author could come up with such a juicy subject for a
book. Mr. Juster also develops the characters incredibly well. This book is a great book
for all ages and it's become one of my all-time favorites!
Spring 2002 |
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| Reviewer:
Alex
H. ‘08 The Phantom Tollbooth is a hilarious
and great book. It is about a boy named Milo, who is always bored and wishing to be where
he is not, and when he is here he wanted to go, he long to be in a different place. His
life is like this until one day he finds a mysterious package in his room. It turns out to
be a tollbooth. When he sets it up and drives through it, he is suddenly in another world!
Now Milo must save this weird world by getting the two kings to be friends again. Will
Milo be able to do this so he can save the princesses, Rhyme and Reason? Will his new
friends, The Humbug and Tock be able to help him? Read this adventurous book to find out!
Spring 2001 |
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| Reviewer: Katie C. '08 "Another boring day," thinks Milo walking home from school.
Whenever he's in school, he wishes to be out, and whenever he's out of school, he wishes
to be in. Going somewhere, he thought about coming home, and coming home, he thought about
going, and nothing interested him. When he gets home, he finds a huge package. He opens it
and inside is a tollbooth. Milo takes his red electric automobile and goes through the
tollbooth. He finds himself in a different land called Doldrums, where if you are not
thinking, you get there automatically. Milo travels to Dictionopolis and sees lots of
people and gets into some trouble. Rhyme and Reason are two princesses. Milo is told to go
rescue them by going past the Mountains of Ignorance where the demons live to the Castle
in the Sky where the two princesses are. A humbug agrees to help them, but there is one
problem: they have to convince the King's brother to agree to it, and the two brothers
never agree on anything.
Will Milo and the humbug find the Castle in the Sky? Whom will they
encounter? Find out by reading The Phantom Tollbooth.
Winter 2001 |
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| Reviewer: Lisa M. ’08 The Phantom Tollbooth is about a kid named Milo. Milo is a
miserable person. He is always unhappy. If Milo is at school he wants to be at home and if
he is at home he wants to be at school. Milo thinks life is boring.
One day a mysterious package is in Milo’s room. He opens it, to find that it is a
tollbooth. Milo takes his little go-cart and drives through the tollbooth to find that he
is in a whole different world. Milo goes on an adventure to save Rhyme and Reason, but on
the way he runs into some difficulty and meets some friends such as Tock, the ticking
watchdog.
I would recommend this book to anybody who likes fantasy and adventure.
Fall 2000 |
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| Reviewer: Ross O. '07 I think The Phantom Tollboth is a very good book because
it uses a lot of exaggeration that makes the book very enjoyable. An example would be
"the Mountain of Ignorance" in which Milo (the main character) and Tock (the
dog) meet different demons that they have to outsmart. Milo and Tock are trying to save
Rhyme and Reason, two peacemakers who were banished from the kingdoms.
Read The Phantom Tollbooth if you like books with
good description and fantasy.
1/18/00 |
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