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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:

Howard Books,

Copyright Date:

c 2011 (2012)

Description:

xviii, 238 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Mazyck, Maurice.
Schroff, Laura.
Sales executives--New York--New York--Biography.
Women, White--New York--New York--Biography.
Poor children--New York--New York--Biography.
Children and adults--Case studies.
Friendship--Case studies.
African American boys--New York--New York--Biography.
New York (N.Y.)--Biography.

Other Authors:

Tresniowski, Alex.

Notes:

Includes reader's guide.

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.

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:

1451648979 ((pbk.)) :
9781451648973 ((pbk.)) :

Locations:

DYPD423 -- Eldora Public Library (Eldora)

WFPC115 -- Newell Public Library (Newell)

XGPC697 -- Villisca Public Library (Villisca)