The Phantom Tollbooth

norton juster jules feiffer

For Milo, everything's a bore. When a mysterious tollbooth 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 goes up against the dastardly Discord and Dynne. By the time Milo and Tock set off toward the Mountains of Ignorance to rescue the twin Princesses Rhyme and Reason, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it's exciting beyond his wildest dreams...

Genres fantasyfictionclassicschildrensyoung adultmiddle gradeadventurehumorschooljuvenile

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1,1961

This edition

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published: May 9, 2000 by Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780375806704
ASIN: 0375806709
Language: English

Characters More characters

Tock

Tock is a "watchdog" (with an alarm-clock in his body) who befriends Milo after saving him from the Doldrums. Tock was based on one of Justers favorite characters, Jim Fairfield from Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy.In the Chuck Jones adaptation...
Humbug

The Humbug is a character of The Phantom Tollbooth. He went along with Milo on his adventure....
Milo (phantom Tollbooth)

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About the author

norton juster

Norton Juster was an American academic, architect, and writer. He was best known as an author of children's books, notably for The Phantom Tollbooth and The Dot and the Line.