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 trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Howard Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781451648973
Subjects: African American boys; Children and adults; White Women; Poor children; Case studies; Friendship; Sales executives; 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.

Laura Schroff reflects on how she formed a friendship with an 11-year-old New York homeless boy named Maurice and how it changed both their lives. The coauthor is Alex Tresniowski.
Notes: Includes Howard Reading Group Guide.

Accelerated Reader MG+ 6.0 11 11 171110
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Valerie Salembier; 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.