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ccmitch 's review for:
An Invisible Thread
by Alex Tresniowski, Valerie Salembier, Laura Schroff
Scroff tells the story of a severely under privileged boy she meets on the street. Maurice is hungry, neglected, and the son of drug addicts who are unable to care for him. Scroff makes a huge difference in the boy's life by befriending him, feeding him, and spending time with him. She did what most people never do, she turned around when he asked her for money because he was hungry, and rather than give him money, she took him to lunch. I commend her for this. The world would be a better place if we had more people like her. Maurice is now an upstanding citizen, husband, and father and credits Scroff for his success.
The story confirms to me that there are many people in this world, who because of poverty and neglect, are destined to never climb out of their horrible lives, and the cycle continues with their children, and their children's children. I felt too much of the book focused on Schroff's life, and it was hard not to skip through those sections. I would have given the book 4 stars, but in my opinion, it was poorly written in some chapters.
The story confirms to me that there are many people in this world, who because of poverty and neglect, are destined to never climb out of their horrible lives, and the cycle continues with their children, and their children's children. I felt too much of the book focused on Schroff's life, and it was hard not to skip through those sections. I would have given the book 4 stars, but in my opinion, it was poorly written in some chapters.