Sorted Array into Binary Search Tree

Below I have a function that turns a sortedArray into a Binary Search Tree. For some reason, a[mid] is not being updated (see sample run below). If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it! There's a constructor, that initializes the array into a tree, a helper function, and how it's called in the main. Any help would be appreciated!
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//
//custom constructor that takes an array and turns it into a binary search tree
//
TreeType::TreeType( ItemType a[], int len )
{
        //sort array
        bubbleSort( a, len );
        //call recursive function
        int left = 0;
        int right = len - 1;
        cout << "in constructor, setting root." << endl;
        root = findMedian(a,left,right);
}
//function that finds median
TreeNode * TreeType::findMedian ( ItemType a[], int left, int right )
{
        if ( left > right )
                return NULL;

        TreeNode *tree = new TreeNode;
        int mid = (left+right)/2;
        cout << "Creating a treenode" << endl;
        cout << "a[mid} is: " << a[mid] << endl;
        tree -> info = a[mid];

        tree -> left = findMedian( a, left, mid - 1);//recursively call the left subtree
        tree -> right = findMedian(a, mid + 1, right );//recursively call the right subtree


        return tree;
}

//in main
case 'O':

                {
                        cout << "Enter a string: ";
                        cin >> words;
                        TreeType optimalTree( words, strlen(words));
                        optimalTree.Print();
                        cout << endl;
                        break;
                 }
//sample run

Enter a string: YHGTRFB
len is: 7
in constructor, setting root.
left is: 0
right is: 6
Creating a treenode
a[mid} is: F
left is: 0
right is: 2
Creating a treenode
a[mid} is: F
left is: 0
right is: 0
Creating a treenode
a[mid} is: F
left is: 0
right is: -1
left is: 1
right is: 0
left is: 2
right is: 2
Creating a treenode
a[mid} is: F
left is: 2
right is: 1
left is: 3
right is: 2
left is: 4
right is: 6
Creating a treenode
a[mid} is: F
left is: 4
right is: 4
Creating a treenode
a[mid} is: F
left is: 4
right is: 3
left is: 5
right is: 4
left is: 6
right is: 6
Creating a treenode
a[mid} is: B
left is: 6
right is: 5
left is: 7
right is: 6
     F
   /   \
   F   F
 /   \   /   \
 F   F   F   B
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