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What can't wait

What can't wait

by Ashley Hope Pérez

Family problemsSelf-relianceMexican AmericansFictionJuvenile fiction
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Marooned in a broken-down Houston neighborhood--and in a Mexican immigrant family where making ends meet matters much more than making it to college--smart, talented Marissa seeks comfort elsewhere when her home life becomes unbearable.

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Family problemsSelf-relianceMexican AmericansFictionJuvenile fictionFamily life

Author

Ashley Hope Pérez

Pages

240

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

6

Language

English

Publisher

Lerner Publishing Group

ISBN

9781467731737

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