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Etched in sand : a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island
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Calcaterra and her siblings endured a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness in the shadow of the Hamptons. She managed to rise above her past while fighting to keep her brother and t...
Calcaterra and her siblings endured a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness in the shadow of the Hamptons. She managed to rise above her past while fighting to keep her brother and three sisters together. An unforgettable reminder that, regardless of social status, the American dream is still within reach for those who have the desire and the determination to succeed.
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- Creator
- Regina Calcaterra
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- New York : William Morrow, [2013]
- ©2013
- Physical Details
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- 306 pages ; 21 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780062218834, 0062218832
- OCLC
- ocn813929588
- Bitten bones -- Building sand castles -- And then there were three -- Breaking pact -- Failure to thrive -- Houses of sand -- Keeping pact -- Empty emancipation -- Out of Idaho -- Aging out -- The happy house -- A child at any age -- Beacons of light
Subjects
- Calcaterra, Regina -- Childhood and youth.
- Calcaterra, Regina -- Family.
- Foster children -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Biography.
- Foster home care -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Case studies.
- Child abuse -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Case studies.
- Ex-foster children -- Biography.
- Abused children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
- Children of mentally ill mothers -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Case studies.
- Long Island (N.Y.) -- Biography.