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Immer montags beste Freunde: Der Junge, der mein Leben veränderte
Alex Tresniowski, Marie Rahn, Laura Schroff
3.83 AVERAGE
522 reviews for:
Immer montags beste Freunde: Der Junge, der mein Leben veränderte
Alex Tresniowski, Marie Rahn, Laura Schroff
3.83 AVERAGE
Excellent book and easy read. Loved hearing about the lives of these two who were destined to come into each others lives. So glad that their relationship sustained the ebbs and flows of life. Recommend. Great read!
A lovely reminder to listen to that still small voice, those God nudges to do something that seems counter-intuitive, for someone else's sake.
I gave this five starts not because it was particularly well written (rather average, actually), but because the story itself is so amazing. Anyone who's ever worked with youth will be deeply moved and encouraged.
I wanted to love this book. I suppose my disappointment is with the writing and not the story itself. The book did a lot of telling instead of showing. A very long magazine article.
A female executive in Manhattan befriends an 11-year-old black boy who panhandles for food money. They developed a trusting friendship week after week, over many years, meeting for dinner on Monday evenings, and eventually spending holidays together with her sister’s family. Laura introduces Maurice to his first baseball game, his first real Christmas gift, his first family Thanksgiving, and buys him his first bicycle. She shows him table manners, purchases clothing and other necessities for him, makes him lunch, and gives him small amounts of cash.
Maurice lives in the projects, in a series of filthy apartments with a drug addicted mother who is frequently incarcerated, an abusive father, several siblings, his grandmother, and a handful of drug-dealing uncles.
Laura was raised by an alcoholic father in a fearful and dysfunctional household. Laura’s stories include graphic descriptions of the horrors that her father created toward her mother, herself and her siblings. Her upbringing gives her insight and empathy toward Maurice’s struggles.
Laura’s positive influence and consistent presence showed Maurice a better way of life, though, and helped him to make better choices as he grew into manhood.
Due to the dark tone of the book, it’s not a feel-good story, but it was heartwarming to read about one person making a difference in one young man’s life.
Maurice lives in the projects, in a series of filthy apartments with a drug addicted mother who is frequently incarcerated, an abusive father, several siblings, his grandmother, and a handful of drug-dealing uncles.
Laura was raised by an alcoholic father in a fearful and dysfunctional household. Laura’s stories include graphic descriptions of the horrors that her father created toward her mother, herself and her siblings. Her upbringing gives her insight and empathy toward Maurice’s struggles.
Laura’s positive influence and consistent presence showed Maurice a better way of life, though, and helped him to make better choices as he grew into manhood.
Due to the dark tone of the book, it’s not a feel-good story, but it was heartwarming to read about one person making a difference in one young man’s life.
What a story of unconditional love, friendship and finding yourself. This true story is so sweet and will touch you in the heart. And how it ends with a letter from Maurice! ♥️
A heartening story of a woman (Laura Schroff) who takes action in helping a homeless boy (Maurice) for the long haul. Simplistic writing featuring themes of abuse, drugs and abandonment, but more matter-of-fact than sensationalized. Ultimately, a win-win situation for both Schroff and Maurice. A teacher friend of mine is having their entire high school read this book in order to touch on the themes of community action and making good decisions.
I think that most people would benefit from reading this book. An quick read.
I think that most people would benefit from reading this book. An quick read.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
I would have liked some of the book to be written from Maurice’s point of view. Having it all from Laurie’s POV sometimes seemed a bit self-aggrandizing. I think Maurice’s POV would have helped counteract that.
Just wonderful! Any technical shortcomings of this book are diminished by this incredible story about human kindness and love.