"A young girl that is brought to an orphanage when her mother dies giving birth to her baby brother, where Albom meets Chika on one of his regular trips to Haiti at the orphanage he runs there – The Have Faith Haiti Orphanage in Port Au Prince. When it is brought to his attention that Chika needs medical attention that isn’t available in Haiti, he brings her to their home, hoping to find a cure for this girl that has stolen his heart. " from Goodreads. com