02065cam a2200385 4500 552436198 TxAuBib 20120808120000.0 120410s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781451648973 1451648979 9781451642513 1451642512 (OCoLC)785335526 YDXCP YDXCP ULC TxAuBib Schroff, Laura. 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. New York : Howard Books, 2012. xviii, 238 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes reader's guide. 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. 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. 20120808. 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. Tresniowski, Alex. TXGRD