The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Discussion Questions

1.     How would you describe January Scaller—when we first meet her?

 

2.     Do you think January’s father is a good father? Explain.

 

3.     How did January find the book The Ten Thousand Door of January?

 

4.     If you were January, would you chose to stay comfortably under the care of Mr. Locke and become a member of his society?  Why or why not?

 

5.     In what way did Cornelius Locke treat January as one of his specimens?

 

6.     When did January discover her special power with written words?

 

7.     How did January change over the course of the novel? What did she learn during her adventures?

 

8.     Why didn’t January want Jane and Samuel to go with her mother’s door?

 

9.     Who is Samuel Zappia? What happened to him after January left? Can you guest what would happen to him after she saw him at the end of the book? 

 

10.Why did January send a letter to Mr. Locke? If you were her, would you write to him?

 

11.Who was the real Mr. Locke? Why did he create Archaeological Society? What was the society really task?

 

12.The Ten Thousand Door of January is written as a book with in a book, which story did you prefer -- January's or Adelaide's? 

 

13.If you came upon a magical door that opened to a different world, what would you like that world to be like? 

 

14.Do you normally read fantasy books? Is this a book you would have chosen yourself? 

 

15.The author has said this was a stand-alone story but that the ending left room for "more adventures." Would you read a second book set in this world?

 

16.What would you have changed about the ending if you wrote the book?

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