Title: The Phantom TollBooth by Nortan Juster
Genre: science fiction/ fantasy /alternate reality.
Reading level: Medium.
Content warning (a warning of things that readers may not want to engage with): None.
Content label (a label of what can be expected in this book, so that readers can avoid this book if they want to): Slightly creepy and weird characters.
Page count: 256
You should read this if: you want a book with puzzles/ you want to read something different / you love literal jokes.
Description taken from the back of The Phantom TollBooth:
Who could possibly have left such an enormous package, and such a strange one? Attached to one side was a bright-blue envelope which said simply: “For Milo, who has plenty of time.”
A Journey to the Lands Beyond…
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 seemed different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping)k learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Rock, 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…
This book is full of charm and humor, from the very first chapter you are plunged into a world you don’t want to leave. If you love looking at things from a new perspective then this is the book for you!
Until next time, with Faith, Hope, Love, and Feathers,
Inertia.
