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Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family
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Content Warning: The source material and this guide include extensive discussion of terminal illness in a child.
What impact did the 2010 earthquake in Haiti have on Chika’s story? How might have her circumstances been different without that event?
In what ways do Chika’s qualities complement Albom’s personal flaws, as he sees them? How do Albom’s regrets and mistakes inform his feelings of gratitude to Chika?
What do parenthood and running the mission teach Albom about Sharing Time? How does his attitude toward his own time change upon taking in Chika?
Why did Albom and Janine persist in seeking treatment for Chika? How do Albom and Janine develop resilience in the memoir? How does Chika demonstrate resilience?
How do Albom’s ideas about Parenting and Familial Bonds evolve through his involvement with Have Faith Haiti? What does Albom learn about himself in this regard?
How did Albom’s faith change during Chika’s illness?
In what ways does the memoir explore The Wonder of Childhood? How is Chika’s capacity for wonder unique compared to the other children at the orphanage, and how is it similar to theirs?
What is really happening in scenes where Albom communicates with Chika’s spirit? How does Albom understand his experience of seeing Chika?
Why did Chika have such an impact on those around her? Why did Albom feel it was important to immortalize her in a memoir?
What does it mean for Chika to have been “found”? What does Albom mean when he concludes that he and Janine never lost her?
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