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An invisible thread

Laura Schroff

20121 pagesabout 5–10 minutes
2012
first published
  • 2012Howard Books · 252 pages · ENGISBN 9781451648973
  • 2019Tantor AudioISBN 9781400128396
  • 2019Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · 224 pagesISBN 9781534437272
  • 2019Simon & Schuster Audio · 1 pagesISBN 9781797101163

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. Laura Schroff reflects on how she formed a friendship with an 11-year-old New York homeless boy named Maurice and how it changed both their lives. The coauthor is Alex Tresniowski.

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