02085cam a2200385 i 4500 285866620 TxAuBib 20170222120000.0 130920s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012286737 9780062218834 pbk. 0062218832 pbk. TxAuBib rda Calcaterra, Regina,. Etched in sand [TP] : a true story of five siblings who survived an unspeakable childhood on Long Island / Regina Calcaterra. First edition. New York : William Morrow, [2013] ©2013. 306 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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. 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. 20170222. 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.