Finding Chika 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." 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. As Chika's boundless optimism and humor teach Mitch the joys of caring for a child, he learns that a relationship built on love, no matter what blows it takes, can never be lost." -- Publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062965486
- ISBN: 0062965484
- ISBN: 9781635468151
- Physical Description: 296 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: 1st HarperLuxe edition, larger print
- Publisher: New York, NY : HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
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- Subject:
- Albom, Mitch, 1958-
Jeune, Chika, 2010-2017.
Orphans > Haiti > Biography.
Orphanages > Haiti.
Families > Haiti. - Genre:
- Large print books.
Autobiographies.
Available copies
- 17 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | LP 361.7 ALB (Text) | 37810435365977 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | LP362.778 A (Text) | 0112522558825 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B JEUNE (Text) | 22281500143513 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | LP 362.778 A (Text) | 31781065450320 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | LP 362.778 A (Text) | 31781065450338 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | LP 362.778 A (Text) | 31554010565959 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | LP B JEUNE (Text) | 640191004038983 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 362.778 A (Text) | 33258009801585 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hoke County Public Library | B ALBOM (Text) | 28198000004440 | Adult Large Print Biography | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | LP 361.7 ALBOM (Text) | 33262003269556 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | 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." 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. As Chika's boundless optimism and humor teach Mitch the joys of caring for a child, he learns that a relationship built on love, no matter what blows it takes, can never be lost." --
