What Can(t) Wait (Paperback)

from flannabanana

When I saw that this book was not only about the Mexican-American experience but that it also included a teenage girl who excelled in math, I couldn't wait to read it. (the Mexican experience aspect because I find it fascinating and the math thing to stick it to my 5th grade science teacher who t...

from bdouglas97

A realistic view of how it probably is for many hispanic kids in high school.

from theepicrat

what can(t) wait gave me unexpected delight in how much I could relate with Marisa. Not to the same extremes in terms of parents and pregnancies, but still I shared the same sense of feeling overwhelmed with the need to take care of everyone first before our own. I'm not ashamed to admit that I c...

from jinkay

Marisa dreams of getting into a good engineering program in Austin but her familia would rather have her stay in Houston to help out with the house chores and to pitch in financially. When juggling work, school, taking care of her niece and her father's demands becomes too much, Marisa's life spi...

from fromthecomfychair

Marisa is a Mexican-American high-school senior from a traditional Mexican immigrant family living in Houston. So she's expected to be a self-sacrificing, dutiful daughter who puts everyone else ahead of her. And she actually tries to do this. Her one "flaw" is that she is good at math, and she w...