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The Resource Etched in sand : a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island, Regina Calcaterra, (electronic resource)
Etched in sand : a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island, Regina Calcaterra, (electronic resource)
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The item Etched in sand : a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island, Regina Calcaterra, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.
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- Summary
- aIn this story of perseverance in the face of adversity, Regina Calcaterra recounts her childhood in foster care and on the streets--and how she and her savvy crew of homeless siblings managed to survive years of homelessness, abandonment, and abuse.Regina Calcaterra's emotionally powerful memoir reveals how she endured a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness in the shadow of the Hamptons, and how she rose above her past while fighting to keep her brother and three sisters together.Beautifully written and heartbreakingly honest, Etched in Sand is 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Isbn
- 9780062218841
- Label
- Etched in sand : a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island
- Title
- Etched in sand
- Title remainder
- a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island
- Statement of responsibility
- Regina Calcaterra
- Subject
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- Foster home care -- New York (State) | Long Island -- Case studies
- Electronic books
- Ex-foster children -- Biography
- Siblings
- Calcaterra, Regina -- Childhood and youth
- Calcaterra, Regina -- Family
- Child abuse -- New York (State) | Long Island -- Case studies
- 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
- Foster children -- New York (State) | Long Island -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- aIn this story of perseverance in the face of adversity, Regina Calcaterra recounts her childhood in foster care and on the streets--and how she and her savvy crew of homeless siblings managed to survive years of homelessness, abandonment, and abuse.Regina Calcaterra's emotionally powerful memoir reveals how she endured a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness in the shadow of the Hamptons, and how she rose above her past while fighting to keep her brother and three sisters together.Beautifully written and heartbreakingly honest, Etched in Sand is 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
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Calcaterra, Regina
- Dewey number
- 362.73/3/09747
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- HV885.L66
- LC item number
- C35 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Calcaterra, Regina
- Calcaterra, Regina
- Foster children
- Foster home care
- Child abuse
- Ex-foster children
- Abused children
- Children of mentally ill mothers
- Siblings
- Long Island (N.Y.)
- Label
- Etched in sand : a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island, Regina Calcaterra, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- o854853143
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780062218841
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o854853143
- (Sirsi) o854853143
- (OCoLC)854853143
- Label
- Etched in sand : a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island, Regina Calcaterra, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- o854853143
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780062218841
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o854853143
- (Sirsi) o854853143
- (OCoLC)854853143
Subject
- Abused children -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography
- Calcaterra, Regina -- Childhood and youth
- Calcaterra, Regina -- Family
- Child abuse -- New York (State) | Long Island -- Case studies
- Children of mentally ill mothers -- New York (State) | Long Island -- Case studies
- Electronic books
- Ex-foster children -- Biography
- Foster children -- New York (State) | Long Island -- Biography
- Foster home care -- New York (State) | Long Island -- Case studies
- Long Island (N.Y.) -- Biography
- Siblings
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