"The children in Ms. Mya's class learn a big word--expectations--and how following them turns every day into the best kind of day."--Page [4] of cover.
When his family moves from a small Mexican village to North Carolina, Eduardo asks how soon he will feel at home, and slowly his Tio Miguel's seemingly impossible replies come true until, at last, he can put out the Nativity scene he carved with his grandfather.
Provides advice for young people on how to do hard things when it comes to living for God, answering questions about how to get started, what to do when discouraged, and how to inspire others.
Discusses family expectations of individuals, how they can be too harsh, too few, or too mild, how they develop and affect the individual, and how they can be understood and handled.
