![]() ![]() Those environments are laced with absurd logic that the characters have to deal with, and both come across danger frequently. ![]() Both have bored protagonists that encounter strange and unique worlds. Unsurprisingly, The Phantom Tollbooth gets compared to Alice in Wonderland a lot, and it’s not hard to see why. During his travels, Milo realizes that life is exciting and beyond his wildest dreams. ![]() While there, he encounters many places in the Lands Beyond like the Kingdom of Wisdom and the Island of Conclusions, meets various characters like a literal Watchdog, and embarks on a quest to rescue the princesses Rhyme and Reason. With nothing better to do, he drives through. After coming home from school one day feeling disinterested, Milo discovers a mysterious tollbooth that appears in his room. The Phantom Tollbooth revolves around Milo – a bored kid – and his adventures in the Lands Beyond. I can absolutely see why it’s wonderfully silly and absurd with an important message of applying what we learn. For this year, we decided on The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, who passed away one year ago tomorrow. They have to be from a variety of genres, but one of them has to be a classic. As I mentioned two weeks ago, for every Battle of the Books, the Children’s Librarians at my work get to pick 10 titles to read. ![]()
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