Before Chika and Albom Met

What was Chika’s life like before her godmother sent her to the orphanage? What tragedies had she survived?

Before Chika and Albom Met

Discuss the reasons that Albom first came to Haiti. How did he come to be the director of the orphanage where Chika lived? Whom does Albom credit with bringing him and Chika together?

Coming to America

Why does Albom bring Chika to America? What is his opinion of American medicine as compared to that in Haiti? How is Albom wrong about the abilities of American medicine?

Coming to America

What does Janine think about Albom’s decision to bring Chika to America? Why is it significant that Albom does not even ask his wife permission to bring Chika home with him?

Control

What does Albom tell Chika that he learned about control from her tumor? At what point...