02066cam a2200361 4500 129845987 TxAuBib 20130306120000.0 120410t20122011||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781451648973 pbk. 1451648979 pbk. YDXCP YDXCP ULC ZGH BUR BDX SFS LF3 TxAuBib Schroff, Laura. 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. 1st Howard Books trade pbk. ed. New York : Howard Books, 2012. ©2011. xviii, 238 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes reader's guide. 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. 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. 20130306. Schroff, Laura. Mazyck, Maurice. Women, White New York (State) New York Biography. Friendship Case studies. Children and adults Case studies. African American boys New York (State) New York Biography. Sales executives New York (State) New York Biography. Poor children New York (State) New York Biography. New York (N.Y) Biography. Tresniowski, Alex.