What Can't Wait by Ashley Hope Pérez

What Can't Wait

Ashley Hope Pérez

234 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
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Marissa has smarts and plenty of promise, but she's 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. When her home life becomes unbearable, Mariss...

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Moods

emotional 100%
hopeful 100%
inspiring 100%
reflective 100%
sad 50%
tense 50%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 50%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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3.73

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