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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062952390
ISBN-139780062952394
eBay Product ID (ePID)11038252359
Product Key Features
Book TitleFinding Chika : a Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicParenting / Fatherhood, Death & Dying, Inspirational, Children's Studies, Medical, Adoption & Fostering, Earthquakes & Volcanoes
IllustratorYes
GenreFamily & Relationships, Nature, Religion, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMitch Albom
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-277592
ReviewsAlbom conveys the heartbreak of watching her suffer (Chika endured surgeries, and lost teeth and hair), while capturing Chika's sweet spirit and youthful resilience. He speaks candidly about being too career-focused and putting off having kids until it was too late, and shares how Chika allowed him and his wife to experience the glory of parenthood decades into their marriage. Albom addresses Chika directly: "You never have to worry about us forgetting you... we'd lose every memory we ever had before we would let go of yours." Both painfully sad and beautiful, this is an absolute tearjerker. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) The takeaway from this simple, moving memoir is that love has no boundaries and should not be hindered by ethnicity, religion, education, or money.A highly expressive, tender story about how "families are like pieces of art, they can be made from many materials. -- Kirkus Reviews "This is a story of such heart-wrenching beauty that you think it would take a Mitch Albom to compose it. But Albom is more than the author, for it was his own heart that was broken open by the surprising arrival and excruciating departure of a dazzling little Haitian girl named Chika--who became, in every way that matters, his and his wife's precious daughter -- and it is his own life he seeks to patch back together in the telling." -- Melissa Fay Greene, two-time Nation a l Book Award finalist and author of There Is No Me Without You "Mitch Albom has done it again with this moving memoir of love and loss. You can't help but fall for Chika. A page-turner that will no doubt become a classic." -- Mary Karr, author of The Liars' Club and The Art of Memoir Albom's memoir is a lens into his grief but also a celebration of Chika's spirit and lessons gleaned from their time together as a family. The heartbreaking but uplifting story is a testament to the bravery and resilience of children and the power of love. -- Library Journal, The takeaway from this simple, moving memoir is that love has no boundaries and should not be hindered by ethnicity, religion, education, or money.A highly expressive, tender story about how "families are like pieces of art, they can be made from many materials.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal362.7/780097294 B
Synopsis"Mitch Albom has done it again with this moving memoir of love and loss. You can't help but fall for Chika. A page-turner that will no doubt become a classic." --Mary Karr, author of The Liars' Club and The Art of Memoir From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tuesdays With Morrie comes Mitch Albom's most personal story to date: an intimate and heartwarming memoir about what it means to be a family and the young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart. 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. 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. Told in hindsight, and through illuminating conversations with Chika herself, this is Albom at his most poignant and vulnerable. Finding Chika is a celebration of a girl, her adoptive guardians, and the incredible bond they formed--a devastatingly beautiful portrait of what it means to be a family, regardless of how it is made.
LC Classification NumberHV1061.A43 2019
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- 22. Apr. 2020
is a sad but true story
Its a true story-the kindness of the author to help that school in that country and his wife andfor them to take her to all those doctors for help--I am retired nurse so I felt for them--the author made you feel like you were right there with him--excellent writerBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 01. Jan. 2020
A very nice book that anyone will enjoy. Wonderful reading & touching story.
This is a wonderful book! It arrived quickly and in perfect condition. Very nice!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 16. Feb. 2023
Heartfelt Sharing by One of THE Best Writers, by One Who's Also Lost a Child
God Bless Mitch Albom!! for his words, for helping my husband and I, after the sudden & unexpected loss of our daughter . . . However long or short the journey to, & through, grief, help comes to you in this book . . . Mitch Albom is able to put pen to paper when words are otherwise scarce for others.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 19. Jan. 2021
Book
Awesome love Mitch Albom booksBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 05. Dez. 2019
Awesome
Love the book and great priceBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 03. Dez. 2019
Good book ..!!!
I’m a big Mitch Albom fan...Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 23. Apr. 2020
Great!
Another great book by Mitch Albom. This is a story about a wonderful little girl and two people who fell in love with her.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 18. Dez. 2019
Perfect Christmas Gift
Great read, just like his other books. Plus it arrived in time for Christmas!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 11. Jan. 2022
Adorable Chika
Love Mitch Albom books & this about him & little girl are so great but so sad.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 12. Feb. 2020
Great book.
Great and moving book. Love Mitch Albom’s writing.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
