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Girl Unbroken: A Sister's Harrowing Story of Survival from the Streets of Long Island to the Farms of Idaho (edition 2016)

by Regina Calcaterra (Author)

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In the highly anticipated sequel to her New York Times bestseller Etched in Sand, Regina Calcaterra pairs with her youngest sister Rosie to tell Rosie's harrowing, yet ultimately triumphant, story of childhood abuse and survival.

They were five kids with five different fathers and an alcoholic mother who left them to fend for themselves for weeks at a time. Yet through it all they had each other. Rosie, the youngest, is fawned over and shielded by her older sister, Regina. Their mother, Cookie, blows in and out of their lives "like a hurricane, blind and uncaring to everything in her path."

But when Regina discloses the truth about her abusive mother to her social worker, she is separated from her younger siblings Norman and Rosie. And as Rosie discovers after Cookie kidnaps her from foster care, the one thing worse than being abandoned by her mother is living in Cookie's presence. Beaten physically, abused emotionally, and forced to labor at the farm where Cookie settles in Idaho, Rosie refuses to give in. Like her sister Regina, Rosie has an unfathomable strength in the face of unimaginable hardshipâ??enough to propel her out of Idaho and out of a nightmare.

Filled with maturity and grace, Rosie's memoir continues the compelling story begun in Etched in Sandâ??a shocking yet profoundly moving testament to sisterhood and indomitable courage… (more)

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Title:Girl Unbroken: A Sister's Harrowing Story of Survival from the Streets of Long Island to the Farms of Idaho
Authors:Regina Calcaterra (Author)
Info:William Morrow Paperbacks (2016), 416 pages
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Girl Unbroken: A Sister's Harrowing Story of Survival from the Streets of Long Island to the Farms of Idaho by Regina Calcaterra

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A giveaway from librarything in 2016 and forgot to record it. I'd read Etched in Sand and this is a continuation of the family disfunction that went on throughout Regina and Rose's life. Hard to read. ( )
  EllenH | Jul 21, 2023 |
Grades 3 - 5
  kposs | May 6, 2022 |
I have no words. Rosie's life story is unimaginable. Her perseverance and resilience is inspiring. The truth of this story will haunt you forever! ( )
  mpettit7974 | Dec 21, 2017 |
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I found this book somewhat slow moving and lost interest in it at first. Had to wait awhile and go back to it to finish. Storyline didn't keep my intrigue. I would probably recommend this book to someone else.Overall, the writing was good. ( )
  KWoman | Mar 28, 2017 |
Llong book but a great read. Many hardships in this book. ( )
  tamarack804 | Mar 7, 2017 |
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You have to walk that lonesome Road. You have to walk it by yourself. And there's nobody whose going to walk it for you. - R. Calcaterra (age 9)
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To Rosie Mia Bambina Amore, Je T'amie - Gi
To Daniel, Alexis, and Brody I am reminded daily that you are reasons why I persevered. You have blessed me with boundless happiness and I honored that I get to be the one that you call Mom. - with unconditional love, Mom (Rosie)
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We were five kids with five different fathers - one jailed and then dead, one missing, and three unknown.
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In the highly anticipated sequel to her New York Times bestseller Etched in Sand, Regina Calcaterra pairs with her youngest sister Rosie to tell Rosie's harrowing, yet ultimately triumphant, story of childhood abuse and survival.

They were five kids with five different fathers and an alcoholic mother who left them to fend for themselves for weeks at a time. Yet through it all they had each other. Rosie, the youngest, is fawned over and shielded by her older sister, Regina. Their mother, Cookie, blows in and out of their lives "like a hurricane, blind and uncaring to everything in her path."

But when Regina discloses the truth about her abusive mother to her social worker, she is separated from her younger siblings Norman and Rosie. And as Rosie discovers after Cookie kidnaps her from foster care, the one thing worse than being abandoned by her mother is living in Cookie's presence. Beaten physically, abused emotionally, and forced to labor at the farm where Cookie settles in Idaho, Rosie refuses to give in. Like her sister Regina, Rosie has an unfathomable strength in the face of unimaginable hardshipâ??enough to propel her out of Idaho and out of a nightmare.

Filled with maturity and grace, Rosie's memoir continues the compelling story begun in Etched in Sandâ??a shocking yet profoundly moving testament to sisterhood and indomitable courage

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