An Invisible Thread

An Invisible Thread 10th Anniversary celebrates 10 years with a new Foreword, Ten Years Later by Laura Schroff and an Afterword, Ten Years Later by Maurice Mazyck.

“A ray of hope for a better future, as well as an assurance that love is a stronger force than injustice and inequality.”

– Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin and coauthor of Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin.

 

“To all the children like Maurice whose lives are harder than we can imagine. Never lose hope that you can break the cycle and change your life. And never stop dreaming, because the power of dreams can lift you.”

– The dedication to An Invisible Thread

 
 
An Invisible Thread is the inspiring true story of Maurice and me. We met on 56th street in Manhattan in 1986 when I was a 35-year-old single, successful ad sales executive, and he was an 11-year-old homeless panhandler. He asked me for spare change; I said no, and kept walking. But something made me stop, turn around, go back and take him to lunch. We met the following Monday, and every Monday for the next four years, and hundreds of times after that.

The impact of our meeting continues to resonate far beyond Maurice and me. Today, An Invisible Thread has become a required read in many schools and is being taught in high school and college classrooms across the country.

Additionally, An Invisible Thread ELA Common Core Standards Curriculum Guide has been developed. An Invisible Thread  is available in multiple languages and formats.

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