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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The Traitor’s Son - Discussion Questions

 

1.     Who is Lasgol Eklund? Why is he being bullied and treated so poorly at his village?

 

2.     Is Lasgol surprised when he gets the invitation to join the Rangers? Why does he choose to join?

 

3.     If you were Lasgol would you join the Rangers?  

 

4.     Who are Lasgol’s teammates in the Rangers Camp? Among them who is your favorite? Why?

 

5.     What is the special item that belong to Lasgol’s father? What happens to it?

 

6.     How do Lasgol and his teammates do at the training? What are their fear?

 

7.     Why does everyone suspect that the person who tried to kill Lasgol might be an inside man?

 

8.     What makes Lasgol break his promise to his father to use his Gift?

 

9.     When did Lasgol know he is gifted? Why do his teammate get mad at him for hiding his gifted power specially Nilsa?

 

10.If you were Lasgol would you reveal you Gift? If you were one of his teammate would you mad at Lasgol for hiding it?

 

11.Who is Lasgol’s assassin? How do Lasgol’s teammates save him?

 

12.Who is Isgord? Why does he hate Lasgol and trying to main him?

 

13.How does Lasgol save the King?

 

14.Is Daven being himself when he shot at the King?  What happened to him?

 

15.How does Lasgol’s clear his father’s name?

 

16.Do you like the book ending? If you were the author how would you end the story?

 

17.Do you want to read the next book? Can you guess what would happen in the next book?

 

18.From 1 to 5, how many stars would you rate the book?

The Unteachables - Discussion questions

1.     What happens when Kiana's stepmother drives her to school on the first day of school?

 

2.     How can you tell that Kiana does not like her stepmother?

 

3.     How do Kiana and Parker first meet?   Why is Parker allowed to drive if he is only 14?

 

4.     Why is Kiana “Temporary” at Greenwich Middle School?  How does she end up in SCS-8?

 

5.     What does SCS-8 stand for? For which reason might a student be put in SCS-8?

 

6.     Who are the unteachable?

 

7.     Who is Mr. Kermit? Why isn’t he happy when he is assigned to be the teacher of the unteachable?  

 

8.     What would you do if you were one of the students of SCS-8? What would you do if your teacher was Mr. Kermit?

 

9.     Who is Miss Fountain? What is her connection to Mr. Kermit?

 

10.What is Barnstorm reaction when he isn’t allowed to be with the rest of the team on the day of the first football rally leading up to Spirit Week? What does Mr. Kermit do to help him?

 

11.Does Mr. Kermit really cares about the unteachable at the beginning of the story? How does this attitude change over the time?

 

12.Who is Jake Terranova? Why does Mr. Kermit dislike him?

 

13.Can you guess why does Mr. Kermit hate the vuvuzelas? What do the unteachables do when they know a thousand of Vuvuzela arrive at the school?

 

14.How does Mr. Kermit help Parker and other unteachables?

 

15.Why does Dr. Thaddeus want to fire Mr. Kermit? What would you do if you were treated unfairly by someone like Dr. Thaddeus?   

 

16.What do the students of SCS-8 to do to help Mr. Kermit from being fire?

Are they success or not?

 

17.Who is your favorite characters in the story?

 

18.If you were Kiana would you go with your mom or stay back with scs-8 to finish the school year?  

THE SECRET LAKE - DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1.     At the beginning of the book, why didn’t Tom and Stella like the gardener? 

2.     How did Tom and Stella find the tunnel?

3.     What made them surprised after they get down the ladder?

4.     How did Tom and Stella meet Jack? Who is he?

5.     What did Tom and Stella realize after they met the Gladstone?

6.     Was Jack a thief? Who was the actual thief?

7.     Did the time tunnel always open? Who had the magic to open it?

8.     Tom wanted Jack to take them to the Gladstone’s house so he could see his bedroom, what did he find there and happened after that?

9.     Why did Stella feel bad when Jack got caught?

10.How did Jack get rescued?

11.If you were Tom and Stella would you go back to rescue Jack? Why or why not

12.What did Stella do to prove Crawley was the thief? 

13.What did Stella want to give to Emma?

14.What proof did Tom want to find to make sure that the whole thing wasn’t just a dream? Did he find it?

15.Who was Emma in present time?

16.Who was Charlie Green?

17.What Tom plan to do in the future?

18.Do you like the book? From 1 to 5, how many stars would you rate the book?

 

The One and Only Bob - Discussion Questions

 

1.     What happened to Bob which led to him finding Ivan?

 

2.     What story of “man’s best friend,” he heard on a TV show he watched with Ivan? Why does that phrase make him so angry?

 

3.     What does Bob mean when he says, “When you’re an animal, it helps to be a realist”?

 

4.     Who are Bob’s friends? Why does he dislike Snickers, the poodle?

 

5.     Why does Bob hate to walk past the animal shelter?

 

6.     When Julia and Bob get to the zoo, what does Bob have to do? Why?

 

7.     What is Bob’s secret that haunts him? Why does he think he is really a coward?

 

8.     Describe the ways in which Bob shows bravery at the zoo after the tornado and at the animal shelter?

 

9.     Why hasn’t Bob told any of his animal friends about Boss? Why did he not look for her on the highway?

 

10.What does Boss mean when she says, “I’ve had to forgive myself plenty, just, you know, to get through the day”? Why is it so hard for Bob to forgive himself?

 

11.Why does Bob go to look for Boss’s puppy? What does he mean when he says to Ivan, “I let her down once, and now, well, I have a second chance”?

 

12.Can you guess who shows up at the end of the book?

 

THE MISCALCULATIONS OF LIGHTNING GIRL- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

 

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1.     How did Lucy transform into a math genius?

 

2.     Why does Lucy enjoying talking with her online friends rather than leaving the house to make new friends in person?

 

3.     Nana homeschooled Lucy, and by age 12, Lucy has passed the GED test. Why does Nana insist that Lucy go to middle school?

 

4.     Lucy has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which manifests as concern about cleanliness, always keep Clorox wipes or hand sanitizer with her, how do her classmates react to her compulsive behaviors?

 

5.     In what occasion do Lucy and Levi know each other? Are you surprised when they become friends? Why or why not?

 

6.     Nana challenges Lucy to make 1 friend. Discuss the friendships that develop between Lucy and Windy.

 

7.     Lucy agrees to fake it till she makes it. What is she going to fake?

 

8.     What is Nana’s reaction when Lucy is invited to sleep over at Windy’s house?

 

9.     Discuss what happens at Windy’s birthday.  If you were Lucy would you be mad at Windy?

 

10.What is the project “Make a difference in our community”? Who are in Lucy’s group and what is their project? 

 

11.Mr. Stoker gives Lucy a math problem that he doesn’t give to the other students. She tells him that’s not fair. Discuss what he means when he says, “It’s certainly fair. It’s not equal.”

 

12.If you were a math genius, would you tell your friends about your superpower? Would you still like to go to school with friends or be homeschooled?

 

13.How do Lucy and her friends meet Cutie Pi? Discuss the friendships between Lucy and Cutie Pi

 

14.What happens to Cutie Pi? Why does nobody want to adopt the dog?

 

15.Why don’t Lucy want Pi to go to the Pet control Center? How does she do to save Pi?

 

16.If you were Lucy what would you do with the dog like Cutie Pi? 

 

17.Do you like the book? How many stars would you rate the book?