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| Thanks to Carrie at Reading is My Superpower for the Link-up | |
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| Title: The Phantom Tollbooth Author: Norton Juster Genre: Children's Fiction |
〰First Line〰
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There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself--not just sometimes, but always.
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Synopsis: (From Goodreads)
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 visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, 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. . . .
〰First Thoughts〰
This year, I made the goal to read 100 children's books using the Scholastic top 100 books as inspiration. I've not read this particular book...and I'm not sure why. I don't know; maybe when I just read the list of titles this one sounded like some creepy horror novel. However the synopsis makes this story sound like it's going to be hilarious. So I'm going for it.