What Can(t) Wait

by Ashley Hope Pérez

Book Overview

"Another day finished, gracias a Dios."

Seventeen-year-old Marisa's mother has been saying this for as long as Marisa can remember. Her parents came to Houston from Mexico. They work hard, and they expect Marisa to help her familia. An ordinary life--marrying a neighborhood guy, working, having babies--ought to be good enough for her.

Marisa hears something else from her calc teacher. She should study harder, ace the AP test, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761384995
• ISBN13: 9780761384991
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (R)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary