01744cam a2200301 i 45000010011000000030006000110050017000170080041000340200018000750350022000930400008001150500022001230820020001450820010001651000034001752450094002092500019003032640072003223000041003943360026004353360028004613380027004895200845005166000018013616000018013796500031013976500014014281088521633OCoLC20191119115749.0190301s2019    nyua          000 0beng d  a9780062952394  a(OCoLC)1088521633  cAJM14aHV1061b.A43 20190 a362.7/7800972940 aB2231 aAlbom, Mitch,d1958-eauthor.10aFinding Chika :ba little girl, an earthquake, and the making of a family /cMitch Albom.  aFirst edition. 1aNew York :bHarper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,c[2019]  a243 pages :billustrations ;c20 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aChika 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 author Mitch Albom operates in Port Au Prince. 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." Albom and his wife, Janine, bring Chika to Detroit, hopeful that American medical care will soon grant her a healthy return to her homeland. Instead, Chika becomes a permanent part of the Alboms' lives, as they embark on a two-year, around-the-world journey to find a cure. 10aJeune, Chika.10aAlbom, Mitch. 0aOrphanszHaitivBiography. 0aFamilies.