What Can(t) Wait

"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 get into engineering school in Austin. Some days, it all seems possible. On others, she's not even sure what she wants.

When her life at home becomes unbearable, Marisa seeks comfort elsewhere--and suddenly neither her best friend nor boyfriend can get through to her. Caught between the expectations of two different worlds, Marisa isn't sure what she wants--other than a life where she doesn't end each day thanking God it's over.

But some things just can't wait...

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (R)
Published: 10/01/2012
ISBN: 9780761384991
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.30w x 0.70d
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Nominee
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 141663 / What Can(t) Wait
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 7