Books with author Barbara Sorey

Florida Girl is a personal and historical depiction of a way of life that was typical for many African Americans families whose existence in this country began with the shackles of slavery continuing into the Civil Rights era of the nineteen sixty's. In the search to find links to her family history the author discovers the white slave owner of her paternal Great Great Grandfather Henry Sorey. She has also traced the maternal link to her Great Grandfather and Great Grandmother, Willis and Easter Smith Dixon. These stories could not be told without reflecting on her life and sharing a part of her soul. The author maintains the love, respect and admiration for her family and a close-knit community. She is thankful that she has lived to write her stories. Stories that are part of the legacy of herself; her family; Clearwater, Florida; Pinellas County and the state of Florida.

It’s a sweltering summer in 1952. Twelve-year-old best friends Annie, a Kansas native, and Kristen, a World War II refugee from Germany, are intrigued by an eccentric old tramp who wanders about their small town in a huge army overcoat—even in July's blistering heat. They wonder who the strange man is and where he came from—and why he seems to be babbling in a foreign language—or two. Why does he pull around a cart full of castoffs and drink from the horse trough in Hay Market Square?Should they be afraid of him? They are told never to talk to strangers, so they steer clear of him, but they can't help wondering about him. By the end of summer, they will know his story.

Florida Girl is a personal and historical depiction of a way of life that was typical for many African Americans families whose existence in this country began with the shackles of slavery continuing into the Civil Rights era of the nineteen sixty's. In the search to find links to her family history the author discovers the white slave owner of her paternal Great Great Grandfather Henry Sorey. She has also traced the maternal link to her Great Grandfather and Great Grandmother, Willis and Easter Smith Dixon. These stories could not be told without reflecting on her life and sharing a part of her soul. The author maintains the love, respect and admiration for her family and a close-knit community. She is thankful that she has lived to write her stories. Stories that are part of the legacy of herself; her family; Clearwater, Florida; Pinellas County and the state of Florida.