Bibliograph

Etched in sand, a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island, Regina Calcaterra

Type

Label

Etched in sand, a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island, Regina Calcaterra

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Etched in sand

Oclc number

813929588

Responsibility statement

Regina Calcaterra

Sub title

a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- 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 -- Epilogue

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