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A girl named Lovely : one child's miraculous survival and my journey to the heart of Haiti / Catherine Porter.

By: Publisher: Toronto : Simon and Schuster Canada, 2019Edition: Simon & Schuster Canada editionDescription: xiv, 270 pages : colour illustrations, mapContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1501168096 (pbk.)
  • 9781501168093 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 972.9407/3 23
Summary: After an earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010, Toronto Star reporter Catherine Porter found her first story moments after arriving in the earthquake's aftermath. A two-year-old girl named Lovely had survived six days under the debris and she was eventually reunited with her family. Catherine decided to enroll Lovely in school and to pay for it with money she and her Toronto Star readers donated. Over the next five years, Catherine continued to support Lovely and her family financially and she learned that although she couldn't fix every problem in Lovely's life, she could provide her with hope.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
900 - 999 Flesherton Branch Shelves 972.94073 Por (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 32241001123225

After an earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010, Toronto Star reporter Catherine Porter found her first story moments after arriving in the earthquake's aftermath. A two-year-old girl named Lovely had survived six days under the debris and she was eventually reunited with her family. Catherine decided to enroll Lovely in school and to pay for it with money she and her Toronto Star readers donated. Over the next five years, Catherine continued to support Lovely and her family financially and she learned that although she couldn't fix every problem in Lovely's life, she could provide her with hope.

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