National Public Radio has an online book club for children ages nine to 14. In November, they're reading the classic book "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster.
"The Phantom Tollbooth" was published in 1961 and fifty years later it is still popular. Our library's copies have checked out a total of 167 times as of this writing.
From the book's jacket copy:
This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey. He meets such characters as the foolish, yet lovable Humbug, the Mathemagician, and the not-so-wicked "Which," Faintly Macabre, who gives Milo the "impossible" mission of returning two princesses to the Kingdom of Wisdom...In addition to reading the book, participants are encouraged to interact with the book's author.
Check out a copy of the book. Send the author a message. And don't forget to tell us what you thought about Milo and his journey!
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