An invisible thread:the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny
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Howard Books,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | 2012, c2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xviii, 252 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. ; 22 cm. |
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9781451648973 (pbk.) 1451648979 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | K837 |
CLC: | K837.128.9 |
Call Number: | K837.128.9/S382 |
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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. |