What can't wait
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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.
Family problemsSelf-relianceMexican AmericansFictionJuvenile fictionFamily lifeMexico, fictionHouston (tex.), fictionFiction, generalChildren's fictionSelf-reliance, fictionFamily life, fiction