schroff, laura

Laura Schroff reflects on how she formed a friendship with an eleven-year-old, New York homeless boy named Maurice and how it changed both of their lives.

"[Adapted from the original book], eleven-year-old Maurice must beg for change in order to eat, but when Laura stops to help, they begin a years-long friendship that gives each a new perspective and hope. Includes a list of suggested acts of kindness"--Provided by publisher.

Eleven-year-old Maurice must beg for change in order to eat, but when Laura stops to help, they begin a years-long friendship that gives each a new perspective and hope. Includes a list of suggested acts of kindness.

He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But something made her turn around and go back. They met nearly every week for years, and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades.

"This heartfelt story tells the true but unlikely tale of a young woman working in the city and a young boy in desperate need of friendship and guidance. In the short time after they meet, Laura realizes Maurice has never celebrated Christmas, so she opens her heart and her home and sets out to show him how wondrous the holiday is. What she finds through his glowing eyes is that the meaning of the holiday is truly about giving, not getting, as they each discover the magic of Christmas and how one small random act of kindness can truly change a life."--Jacket flap.

This inspirational true story of a friendship that has spanned three decades recounts how the author, a harried sales executive, befriended an eleven-year-old panhandler, changing both of their lives forever.

Laura Schroff was a successful sales executive living and working in Manhattan. Maurice was a homeless eleven-year-old panhandler. When he asked for change so he could eat something, Laura kept walking but then something made her turn around and go back. And she continued to go back, nearly every week for years and their unexpected friendship has today spanned nearly thirty years. Because of Laura's interest in him Maurice has grown up, married, gotten a college degree, and holds a job.