TY - BOOK AU - Schroff,Laura AU - Tresniowski,Alex TI - An invisible thread : the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny SN - 9781451648973 (pbk.) U1 - 974.71 S381I 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Howard Books KW - Schroff, Laura. KW - Mazyck, Maurice. KW - Children and adults KW - Case studies KW - Friendship KW - African American boys KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - Biography KW - Poor children KW - Women, White KW - Sales executives KW - New York (N.Y.) KW - lcgft KW - Biographies N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -