100 Cupboards

What is it about baseball that draws Henry to it? How does it affect Henry’s life?

Frank and Henry are similar in many ways. Describe two of those similarities and how they determine their different fates.

Pick one of the cupboard worlds—Endor, Carnassus, FitzFaeren Hall, the mailbox, or Badon—and describe it in as much detail as possible. Is it a good or bad world, and why?

Zeke is important to the Willis family and plays several roles in their adventure. Describe three ways he supports the Willises and Henry and suggest how they’re connected.

Why isn’t Henry upset when his parents disappear? Suggest at least two reasons and explain why and how they impact Henry’s actions.

Why did the author choose cupboards as the method of accessing a different world? What other symbol or household object might he have employed for entering different worlds, and how would it have changed the storyline?

How can the witch Nimiane be both ugly and beautiful at the same time? What are the causes of her ugliness? How does her beauty reveal that it’s an illusion?

At the end of the novel, we learn that the raggant was largely to blame for reopening the cupboards. Why did the author choose to vest a small creature with such accidental power? What further roles do you think he will play in the story?