An invisible thread, the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny, Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski
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An invisible thread, the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny, Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski
Language
eng
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
An invisible thread
Responsibility statement
Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski
Sub title
the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny
Summary
He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But something made her turn around and go back. They met nearly every week for years, and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades
Table Of Contents
Foreword / by Valerie Salembier -- Introduction -- Spare change -- The first day -- One good break -- The birthday present -- The baseball glove -- Is that it? -- A mother's song -- A father's legacy -- The brown paper bag -- The big table -- The missed appointment -- Outside looking in -- Bittersweet miracle -- A simple recipe -- The new bicycle -- The winter coat -- The dark forest -- One last test -- The greatest gift -- Epilogue: Love, Maurice
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- African American boys -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Children and adults -- Case studies
- Schroff, Laura
- New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
- Poor children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Sales executives -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Women, White -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Mazyck, Maurice
- Friendship -- Case studies
- Schroff, Laura -- Childhood and youth
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- African American boys -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Children and adults -- Case studies
- Schroff, Laura
- New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
- Poor children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Sales executives -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Women, White -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Mazyck, Maurice
- Friendship -- Case studies
- Schroff, Laura -- Childhood and youth