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An invisible thread : the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny  Cover Image Book Book

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.

Schroff, Laura. (Author). Tresniowski, Alex. (Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781451648973
  • ISBN: 1451648979
  • Physical Description: xviii, 252 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Howard Books trade paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Howard Books, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Includes reader's guide.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 6 11 171110.
Subject: Schroff, Laura.
Mazyck, Maurice.
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.

Available copies

  • 24 of 25 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Pulaski County.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Pulaski County Library-Waynesville. (Show preferred library)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 25 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Pulaski County Library-Waynesville J 302.7 Sch (Text) 33642000674770 Middle Rdr Nonfiction Available -


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