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An Invisible Thread
by Alex Tresniowski, Valerie Salembier, Laura Schroff
Maurice, and 11-year-old boy living in poverty in NYC meets Laura one day on a street corner as he panhandles money for food. Laura seems drawn to this young boy and they agree to meet every week for dinner. Over several years and many meals, the two people form an incredible bond. Laura teaches Maurice many things about the world that he was not learning at home. He learns the values of punctuality and she gives him his first clock and a watch. He learns that even when he has one set of clothes to wear to school and to bed, keeping his clothes clean can help with his presentation and his confidence. He doesn't always follow the "straight and narrow path," as Laura counsels him to. Maurice has his run in with trouble and poor choices, but in the end he turns his life around and is able to escape poverty.
This is a true story and I know we need to be mindful of stories (true or not) where one person "saves" another. It seemed that Laura struggled with writing this book and not wanting that to be the focus. Laura, herself, comes from a childhood of poverty which she fought her way out of and wanted to share her learning with Maurice. The purpose of the book seems to be to encourage kindness in the world and to offer a helping hand to those in need.
This is a true story and I know we need to be mindful of stories (true or not) where one person "saves" another. It seemed that Laura struggled with writing this book and not wanting that to be the focus. Laura, herself, comes from a childhood of poverty which she fought her way out of and wanted to share her learning with Maurice. The purpose of the book seems to be to encourage kindness in the world and to offer a helping hand to those in need.