An invisible thread
Subtitle: the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny
By: Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski
Contributors: Tresniowski, Alex
Edition: 1st Howard Books hardcover ed.
Publisher: Howard Books; Kuperard Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781451642513
Subjects: African American boys; Children and adults; White Women; Poor children; Sales executives; Case studies; Friendship; Childhood and youth; Biography
Description: 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: title: Foreword / by Valerie Salembier; title: Introduction; title: Spare change; title: The first day; title: One good break; title: The birthday present; title: The baseball glove; title: Is that it?; title: A mother's song; title: A father's legacy; title: The brown paper bag; title: The big table; title: The missed appointment; title: Outside looking in; title: Bittersweet miracle; title: A simple recipe; title: The new bicycle; title: The winter coat; title: The dark forest; title: One last test; title: The greatest gift; title: Epilogue: Love, Maurice.