The Locator -- [(subject = "Children and adults--Case studies")]

15 records matched your query       


Record 7 | Previous Record | MARC Display | Next Record | Search Results
Author:
Schroff, Laura. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011019498, author. aut
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:
Howard Books,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
238 pages ; ill. ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Schroff, Laura.
Mazyck, Maurice.
Children and adults--Case studies.
Friendship--Case studies.
African American boys--New York--New York--Biography.
Poor children--New York--New York--Biography.
Other Authors:
Tresniowski, Alex. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99001802
Notes:
Includes reader's guide.
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.
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.
ISBN:
1982189649
9781982189648
Locations:
ZBPE245 -- Norelius Community Library (Denison)

Initiate Another SILO Locator Search

This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.