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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  Cover Image E-book E-book

An invisible thread the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny

Schroff, Laura (Author). Tresniowski, Alex. (Added Author).

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.

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  • ISBN: 9781451642926
  • ISBN: 145164292X
  • Physical Description: electronic resource
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    1 online resource (xviii, 238 pages) : illustrations
  • Edition: 1st Howard Books hardcover ed.
  • Publisher: Nashville, Tenn. : Howard Books, 2011.

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Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.
Subject: Schroff, Laura
Mazyck, Maurice
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
Children and adults -- Case studies
Friendship -- Case studies
African American boys -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Poor children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Women, White -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Sales executives -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
Schroff, Laura -- Childhood and youth
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Genre: Electronic books.

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