Pérez, Ashley Hope.

What can't wait / What can not wait What cannot wait Ashley Hope Pérez. - Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Lab, c2011. - 234 p. ; 20 cm.

Booklist School Library Journal Wilson's Junior High School Booklist, March 2011 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2011 Kirkus Review, February 2011 Library Media Connection, August 2011 School Library Journal, May 2011 Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2011 Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011

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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Dysfunctional families--Juvenile fiction.
Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Self-reliance--Juvenile fiction.
Family problems--Fiction.
Mexican Americans--Fiction.
Self-reliance--Fiction.
Family problems--Fiction.
Mexican Americans--Fiction.
Self-reliance--Fiction.


Houston (Tex.)--Juvenile fiction.
Houston (Tex.)--Fiction.
Houston (Tex.)--Fiction.

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