Displaying 1 of 1 2012 Format: Book Author: Schroff, Laura. Title: 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. Edition: 1st Howard books trade pbk. ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Howard Books, 2012. ©2011 Description: xviii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm 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. Notes: Includes reader's guide. Some Davenport copies may be shelved in Book Club section. Subjects: Schroff, Laura. Mazyck, Maurice. Schroff, Laura -- Childhood and youth. 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. New York (N.Y.) -- Biography. Genre: Biographies. Case studies. Other Author: Tresniowski, Alex. Contents: Foreword / by Valerie Salembier -- 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. LCCN: 2011009636 ISBN: 9781451648973 1451648979 System Availability: 9 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 1411757 Other Number: 785335526 # System items in: 9 Place A Hold Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
