When her home life becomes unbearable, Marissa seeks comfort elsewhere--and suddenly neither her best friend or boyfriend can get through to her. What Can#39;t Wait tells the story of one girl#39;s survival in a world in which family trumps individual success and independence, and self-reliance the only key that can unlock the door to the future/5(6). · Today, she’s sharing one of her favorites: What Can’t Wait, by award-winning author Ashley Hope Pérez. The book is a fictional narrative that explores some of the real-world challenges faced by youth under-represented in STEM. ― Ashley Hope Pérez, What Can't Wait. 1 likes. Like “that he’d gone all the way with her out back of the cafeteria. We didn’t believe him, but we liked” ― Ashley Hope Pérez, Out of Darkness. 0 likes.4/5.
Ashley Hope Pérez is the author of the YA novels Out of Darkness (Carolrhoda Lab, ), The Knife and the Butterfly (Carolrhoda Lab, ), and What Can't Wait (Carolrhoda Lab, ). Her debut novel What Can't Wait won a spot on the YALSA Best Fiction for YA list, and The Knife and the Butterfly was included in the YALSA Popular Paperbacks list. Trained in comparative literature and the author of three novels, Ashley Hope Pérez is interested in the ethical implications of how we tell, read, mediate, and interpret narratives. Her most recent research explores how selected works of twentieth-century Latin American fiction disrupt readers' attempts to make sense of narrated cruelty. What Can(t) Wait. by Ashley Hope Pérez. 11 Resources1 Award. Add to Reading List Share this Book. The Knife and the Butterfly. by Ashley Hope Pérez. 7 Resources. Add to Reading List Share this Book. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles.
Ashley Hope Pérez. Average rating: · 6, ratings · 1, reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors. Out of Darkness. avg rating — 3, ratings — published — 11 editions. Want to Read. saving. Want to Read. Currently Reading. Read. Ashley Hope Pérez is the author of the YA novels Out of Darkness (Carolrhoda Lab, ), The Knife and the Butterfly (Carolrhoda Lab, ), and What Can't Wait (Carolrhoda Lab, ). Her debut novel What Can't Wait won a spot on the YALSA Best Fiction for YA list, and The Knife and the Butterfly was included in the YALSA Popular Paperbacks list. Inspired by her teaching experience at Chávez High School in Houston – where many of her students faced similar challenges – English alumna Ashely Hope Pérez tells the story of Marisa’s struggle in her debut young adult (YA) novel “What Can’t Wait” (Carolrhoda Books, ). She was kind enough to chat with ShelfLife about her passion for teaching, tips for aspiring novelists, her vampire literature class, and what’s up next!.
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