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 jumps to the Island of Conclusions, learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason.
Enjoy our presentation of The Phantom Tollbooth written by Norton Juster and published by Random House. 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 jumps to the Island of Conclusions, learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason.
The Phantom Tollbooth is a modern classic having sold over four million copies since its publication over 50 years ago.
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