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The Phantom Tollbooth

 

ISBN-10

394820371

ISBN-13

978-0394820378

Author

Juster, Norton

Publisher

Bullseye Books

Copyright

1988

Lexile

1000L

Genre

Fantasy

Synopsis

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. On the other side, he discovers the Kingdom of Wisdom. There, he learns the importance of words and numbers, patience and responsibility.Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams!

Themes

Imagination, self-management

Protagonist

Young male

Note

Over the years, these books have been published in multiple editions. The page numbers in your book may be different than the ones on the lesson plan.