I finished The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster last night. This is a children's book that I never read but have heard of, so I grabbed it for Mason. He read it on the way to Wisconsin and said it was really good.
It's the story of a boy, Milo, who is really bored in life and doesn't care about anything. He finds a tollbooth in his room one day and takes a trip to a faraway land. The land is full of adventures in wordplay and math quizzes. I think this book would be great for older kids or younger teens, because it really gets them to use their imaginations and to understand all the word play. I think the whole point of this book is to get kids out of their boredom and to make them think again.
Next up I'll be reading The Lovebird. My friend Pam just bought it for me for my birthday.
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