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'Phantom Tollbooth' Author Norton Juster Dies At 91

Norton Juster, author of the beloved children's book "The Phantom Tollbooth" died yesterday at 91, due to complications from a recent stroke.
"There is no such thing as a difficult word," <a href="https://www.npr.org/2011/11/10/141240217/my-accidental-masterpiece-the-phantom-tollbooth">said</a> Norton Juster, author of <em>The Phantom Tollbooth</em>. "There are only words you don't know yet — the kind of liberating words that Milo encounters on his adventure."

A large dog with an alarm clock for a body (a "watchdog," if you will). A giant bee who can apparently spell any word. A figure with twelve faces, one for each emotion. These are just some of the fantastic characters author Norton Juster created in his beloved 1961 children's book . Juster

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