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“Excuse me lady, do you have any spare change? I am hungry.” When I heard him, I didn’t really hear him. His words were part of the clatter, like a car horn or someone yelling for a cab. They were, you could say, just noise—the kind of nuisance New Yorkers learn to tune out. So I walked right... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Maurice Mazyck: A young homeless boy living on the streets of NYC
- Annette: Author's sister
- Frank: author's brother. took so much abuse and such a great heart. wanted so much more for him
- Michael: Laurie's second husband
- Steven Jude Carino: Laurie's youngest brother
- Kevin: Laura's first husband.
- Laurie: an ad executive in New York City who befriends a pan handler
- Darcella: Maurice's mother
- Nancy: Laurie's sister
- Michelle: Maurice's wife of several years.
- Morris: Maurice's father.
- Derek: Laura's nephew who plays with Maurice when he comes out to the suburbs.
- Maria: Add a description of this character.
- Laura Schroff: Author and main character of the book. She is an independent, ambitious advertising saleswoman in Manhattan who befriends an 11-year-old panhandler.
- Dr. Ochoa
- Bruce
- Bryant
- Rosa
- Sebastiano Vito Procino
- Brooke
- Grandma Rose
- Valerie
- Pasquale
- Stan
- Darren
- Crickett
- Charlie
- Celeste
- Dee Dee
- Jalique
- Francesco
- Nunziato Carino
- LaToya
- Uncle Juice
- Annunziata
- Gudrun
- Ikeem
- Ray
- Miss Kim House
- Pietro
- Ana
- Lou
- Lisa
- Aunt Belinda
- Colette
- Jonathan Merkh
- David
- Richie
- Meka
- Marie
- Uncle Dark
- Maria Cristina di Savoia
- John
Organizations edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Laura Schroff (Author)
- Alex Tresniowski (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 920
Subjects edit
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