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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
Definitely a tear-jerker, especially since it is a true story. Loves this book and finished it in two days.
I LOVED this whole book! This is a story about a busy executive and a young boy. Laura meets this young man while he is begging on the street for coins to get something to eat. She walks by and something makes her turn back. She offers to take him to McDonald's for food. Therein starts an amazing life long friendship. It is beautiful how they each needed the other. It is about the lessons of life, joy and sadness and by one small act of kindness each life was changed forever. We are all connected by some invisible.
I love the story itself itself but found parts of the book either over the top (her mother waking after being declared dead) and/or off topic (stories about her siblings). I understand the connect she was trying to make- her background making her more empathetic and compassionate to the troubled youth, but it became a bit tenuous.
She is clearly a very caring and genuinely good person. If only everyone would take a vested interested in another person in need!
She is clearly a very caring and genuinely good person. If only everyone would take a vested interested in another person in need!
Check out my review at:
http://www.shannonsbookbag.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-invisible-thread-schroff.html
http://www.shannonsbookbag.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-invisible-thread-schroff.html
I enjoyed reading the story about this unlikely friendship. There were parts when Ms Schoff comes across as self-righteous, but overall I found the story inspiring. I just finished reading Dr Wess Stafford's Too Small to Ignore and found it a great companion book as it truly shows how small, simple acts of compassion and kindness can make a huge difference in a child's life.
Love the way this book was written. Highly recommend it!
An Invisible Thread is the true story about how Laura Schroff, a successful advertising executive, and Maurice Mazyck, a young panhandler, cross paths one day in Manhattan and begin an unlikely friendship. Maurice, who shares one bedroom with up to 11 other family members, spends his days out on the street panhandling—his mom is busy scoring crack or selling it and doesn’t care where her son is or what he is doing. One day, he asks Laura to spare some change. At first, she walks right by him, unfazed by his request; but something tells her to turn around and return to the boy. Instead of giving him spare change, she takes him out to lunch at McDonald’s on that Monday, and every Monday after that. While Maurice is guarded at first, Laura shows him he can trust her. Laura shows Maurice love and provides him with security that he doesn’t always feel at home. Laura shares her story of how Maurice changed her life, and some of the hardships she dealt with personally before meeting him.
This was a really touching and inspiring story. It’s one thing to give money to a poor kid on the streets of New York, but Laura Schroff goes above and beyond by taking Maurice in and caring for him like a family member. It’s a great feel-good story, and it reminded me that there is hope and goodness in a world that often feels full of hatred and negativity. If you liked I Will Always Write Back, this is a good one for you!
This was a really touching and inspiring story. It’s one thing to give money to a poor kid on the streets of New York, but Laura Schroff goes above and beyond by taking Maurice in and caring for him like a family member. It’s a great feel-good story, and it reminded me that there is hope and goodness in a world that often feels full of hatred and negativity. If you liked I Will Always Write Back, this is a good one for you!
Very inspirational story of the impact one person can have on another person's life. Loved this story.
I don't agree with all (many) of the decisions Schroff made in regards to her mentorship with Mazyck but then I have to remind myself that she did more than most people did. Hopefully this book will serve to push people to do good deeds. Let's stop calling it a friendship. I don't think a 12 year old and 30 something year old should be friends. Are they friends now? Sure. Fine. Her writing style was boring but at least she was honest about the choices she made. I hope Maurice made lots of money on this book and I wish he would have been the co-writer. Edit: Just one more thing- girls like baseball too. Not this girl, but some girls do.
Read this for book club. I liked it well enough, but it’s not the sort of topic I read. Raised interesting questions about the idea of privilege.