Regina shares the impact of Etched in Sand and Girl Unbroken
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Regina in the Media
If You Loved the “The Glass Castle” BookBub Suggests “Etched In Sand”
“These reads reveal the struggles of growing up amid poverty and familial dysfunction, but also shed light on the strength of the human spirit.” Bookbub lists 29 books to read if you loved the The Glass Castle: Angela’s Ashes, I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing, Etched in Sand…. https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2017/04/19/books-to-read-if-you-love-the-glass-castle/
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Keep the Light of a College Education Burning Bright for New York’s Foster Youth
Regina Calcaterra Op-Ed: Growing up in New York state’s foster care system in the 1980s, I was well aware of the plight of those who age out of foster care without a parent or safety net. They often ended up on public assistance, homeless or incarcerated. They did not attend college, let alone graduate. In
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The Smallest Kindness – Good News Christian News
It’s hard to glimpse the girl who described herself as a “bag of bones” in the self-assured, articulate woman behind the podium as she shares, “When I was growing up, only two percent of children in foster care would attend college.” She continues. “Today that percentage has risen to. . .three percent.” The numbers she
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Huffington Post’s Maura Sweeney: Regina Calcaterra’s Life No Longer Etched in Sand
After listening to Regina Calcaterra convey her background as an abandoned child, I understood why her Etched in Sand memoir sat right next to Maya Angelou on the New York Times Best Seller List.
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WCBS Radio: NY Attorney Opens Up About Growing Up Abused, Homeless On L.I.
WCBS Radio profiles Regina and Etched in Sand, noting: “Regina Calcaterra Hopes Memoir Gives Voice To Disadvantaged Kids.” Read and hear the report.
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The Couch: From Homelessness to Success
Regina appeared on CBS’ “The Couch” program to discuss Etched in Sand, and her challenged childhood.
Publishers Weekly “Courageous…Fascinating…Unforgettable”
Publishers Weekly “Courageous…Fascinating…Unforgettable” This true story of a woman surviving domestic abuse as a child, emancipating herself as a teenager, and then becoming a successful attorney is courageous and fascinating, written with a descriptive restraint that recalls moments of tragedy and perseverance with simplicity and subtlety. Her story begins with an account of life among
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KIRKUS REVIEWS: “Riveting reading from start to finish.”
ETCHED IN SAND A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island By Regina Calcaterra Pub Date: Aug. 6th, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-06-221883-4 Publisher: Morrow/HarperCollins A prominent New York attorney’s unsparing account of how she and her four siblings survived extreme abuse and neglect at the hands of their mentally ill mother. Cookie was
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Newsday: HarperCollins publishes Suffolk attorney’s story of a painful past
Newsday, Sunday March 17, 2013 1:21 PM By Dan Janison Lawyer Regina Calcaterra, of New Suffolk, who serves these days as director of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Moreland Act commission on utility disaster response, has penned a harrowing personal memoir, “Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an
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