Finding Chika [sound recording] : a little girl, an earthquake, and the making of a family / Mitch Albom.
Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have Faith Haiti Orphanage that Albom operates in Port Au Prince. With no children of their own, the forty-plus children who live, play, and go to school at the orphanage have become family to Mitch and his wife, Janine. Chika's arrival makes a quick impression. Brave and self-assured, even as a three-year-old, she delights the other kids and teachers. But at age five, Chika is suddenly diagnosed with something a doctor there says, 'No one in Haiti can help you with.' Mitch and Janine bring Chika to Detroit, hopeful that American medical care can soon return her to her homeland. Instead, Chika becomes a permanent part of their household, and their lives, as they embark on a two-year, around-the-world journey to find a cure.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062952431
- ISBN: 0062952439
- ISBN: 9781094025230
- ISBN: 1094025232
- ISBN: 9781094025247
- ISBN: 1094025240
- Physical Description: 4 audio discs (5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York] : HarperCollins, [2019]
- Copyright: ℗2019
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Compact discs.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Read by the author.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Jeune, Chika.
Orphans > Haiti > Biography.
Families.
Albom, Mitch, 1958- - Genre:
- Audiobooks.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Available copies
- 13 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | AUDIO CD 362.77 ALB (Text) | 37810435317911 | Adult Audiobook Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | CD 362.7 ALB (Text) | 80605000678234 | Adult Audiobook Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | AUDIO CD 362.778 ALB (Text) | 22281500143656 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | BOOK CD 362.778 A (Text) | 31781064613191 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | ALB CD 63191 (Text) | 0020512494822 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 362.778 A (Text) | 33258009882650 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| Leicester Library | ALB CD 63190 (Text) | 0020512494830 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| Moyock Library | CD B ALBOM (Text) | 39488700263959 | Adult Audiobook Fiction | Available | - |
| Mt. Airy Public Library | CD (Text) | 30499200676698 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
| Paddison Memorial Branch | 362.778 A 4 CD (Text) | 0112522688301 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
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Summary:
Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have Faith Haiti Orphanage that Albom operates in Port Au Prince. With no children of their own, the forty-plus children who live, play, and go to school at the orphanage have become family to Mitch and his wife, Janine. Chika's arrival makes a quick impression. Brave and self-assured, even as a three-year-old, she delights the other kids and teachers. But at age five, Chika is suddenly diagnosed with something a doctor there says, 'No one in Haiti can help you with.' Mitch and Janine bring Chika to Detroit, hopeful that American medical care can soon return her to her homeland. Instead, Chika becomes a permanent part of their household, and their lives, as they embark on a two-year, around-the-world journey to find a cure.
