Reader Questions for Dangerous Passage

1. Through the story, Avery struggles with balancing life so she wouldn’t neglect her daughter and family. How did she try to handle this struggle?
2. On a more personal note, how do you handle your struggle to balance things in your own life?
3. What practical things have you discovered in your own life to help find a better balance?
4. The issue of human trafficking is a major theme of this story. What do you know about this tragedy?
5. Are you surprised to discover that it is an issue in the United States as well as in other parts of the world, and if so, why?
6. Malaya was willing to do almost anything for the hope of a better life. Do you take your freedom for granted? Why?
7. What would you do if those freedoms were taken away?
8. What would be the hardest thing for you to give up?