Phantomtollbooth Stories

Milo's whacky adventures in the land beyond haven't ended JUST yet. He rejoins his friends on another quest to save the land from an evil force, but this time, not the kings. Who could it be, then? You'll just have to find out..

What happens to characters in books when the book isn't being read? Where do they go? What do they do? Find out through the eyes of Binny Jordan, a character in a relatively new book, The Madrona Heroes Register, as she and her friends, Hermione Granger, Katniss Everdeen, and Arya Stark, explore this universe and find out what it means to not just play a role in someone else's story, but create your own. The girls will meet characters and visit settings from dozens of other books including everything from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams to Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon.

This book is from the universe of The Phantom Tollbooth long before the events of Milo's quest, and depicts what might have really happened for the Lands Beyond to come to the state it was in when Milo arrived. The native people of what will be come to known as the kingdom of Wisdom are thriving in the Lands Beyond, and the two nations of Thesauria (Dictionopolis) and the Republic of Coefficients (Digitopolis) are basking in the times of peace as one fine morning, a tollbooth appears in the desert that will become Expectations. The story in this book follows the events of the consequences of the land's colonisation by the two young brothers who stumble through the tollbooth and the struggles of the natives against their manipulation. A myriad of fictional politics, warfare and puns await.

Lisa and Lena are just like sisters, but one day the happy-go-lucky girl Lena appears on the verge of tears and she just won't tell Lisa about anything. Lisa has to find out the problem. Lisa tries thinking of a plan, but what if the plan doesn't work? To get to know that read Best Friends Forever!