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Milo arrives home and finds a package containing the Phantom Tollbooth, which he puts together.
Chapter 1Milo comes home from school to find the Phantom Tollbooth has been taken to another child.
Chapter 20| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | Milo never knows "what to do with himself." He is always bored and "nothing really interests him." Milo thinks that lear... Read More |
| Chapter 2 | Milo's adventure begins as he speeds "along an unfamiliar country highway." For once he is aware of his new surroundings... Read More |
| Chapter 3 | The Watchdog tells Milo to call him Tock. Milo says, "that is a strange name for a dog who goes tickticktickticktick all... Read More |
| Chapter 4 | People at the Word Market are selling lots of words, including "ifs, ands, and buts" and "ripe where and when." A man tr... Read More |
| Chapter 5 | The spilled letters get all mixed up, and, as a result, sentences don't make sense. Someone shouts, "Done what you've lo... Read More |
| Chapter 6 | Faintly Macabre tells the story of how the Kingdom of Wisdom was built by a prince who arrived by ship on the Sea of Kno... Read More |
| Chapter 7 | Milo and Tock arrive at the palace and notice that it looks like a book. The other guests are the people previously seen... Read More |
| Chapter 8 | After the meal is over the king calls for everyone's attention and all the guests rush out of the hall to eat dinner. Mi... Read More |
| Chapter 9 | Milo, Tock, and the Humbug begin their road trip through a thick forest. They are admiring the view when a boy appears, ... Read More |
| Chapter 10 | Milo thinks they are lost, but Alec explains that they are "right here on this very spot." When you're lost, you don't k... Read More |
| Chapter 11 | Instead of waking up Chroma when it is time for the sunrise, Milo replaces him, thinking that he'd like to give conducti... Read More |
| Chapter 12 | Their journey next takes the travelers into a silent valley where no sounds can be heard, no matter how loud they shout.... Read More |
| Chapter 13 | Milo returns from his visit to the Soundkeeper and says that he has sound on the tip of his tongue. A cannon is aimed at... Read More |
| Chapter 14 | The road divides into three, and a sign gives the distance in miles, rods, yards, feet, inches, and half inches. A stran... Read More |
| Chapter 15 | The travelers have lunch with their hosts down in the mine, and the more they eat, the hungrier they get. Milo eats nine... Read More |
| Chapter 16 | Milo climbs up a stairway that becomes endless. The more he climbs, the more there is to go, and he never gets close to ... Read More |
| Chapter 17 | The three work at their tasks for what seems like days, making little progress. Milo wonders how long it will take to co... Read More |
| Chapter 18 | Milo, Tock, and the Humbug keep climbing in search of the Castle in the Air. The demons still watch them in the distance... Read More |
| Chapter 19 | Tock and the others land on the ground with a jolt. As they gallop down the mountainside, demons and gorgons follow them... Read More |
| Chapter 20 | Milo drives through the countryside, wondering how long he has been gone. In the distance he sees the tollbooth, which h... Read More |
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