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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 / Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski.

Author/creator Schroff, Laura
Other author/creatorTresniowski, Alex.
Format Book and Print
Edition1st Howard Books trade pbk. ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Howard Books, 2012, ©2011.
Descriptionxviii, 252 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Contents 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.
Abstract 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.
General noteIncludes reader's guide.
ISBN9781451648973 (pbk.)
ISBN1451648979 (pbk.)
Stock numberSimon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075 SAN 200-2442

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks F128.56 .S37 2012C ✔ Available Place Hold