Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) vs The Phantom Tollbooth: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5)
High School is Heaven! It's Betsy Ray's freshman year at Deep Valley High School, and she and her best childhood chum, Tacy Kelly, are loving every minute. Betsy and Tacy find themselves in the midst of a new crowd of…
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The Phantom Tollbooth
“There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself-not just sometimes, but always.”
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Phantom Tollbooth has the widest readership — 312947 ratings behind its score.
- Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) runs the darker storyline; The Phantom Tollbooth stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Phantom Tollbooth
312947 ratings vs 6295 for Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5)
In the mood for something dark?
Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5)
a darker storyline than The Phantom Tollbooth
Want something lighter?
The Phantom Tollbooth
an easier tone than Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5)
Scores by source
| Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) | The Phantom Tollbooth | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (6295) | 4.2 (312947) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (6) | 4.2 (556) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (19) | 4.5 (1504) |
Reception
| Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) | The Phantom Tollbooth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6295 | 312947 |
| Editions | 9 | 64 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 143090 |
| Reading it now | — | 7390 |
| Written reviews | — | 15691 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 10744 |
| Pages | 345 | 255 |