Because of Winn Dixie

Kate DiCamillo

Format

Paperback

Published

1999

Category

9-12 year olds, Favorite Author, Short Novels

Publisher

Candlewick

ISBN

9780763644321

Pages

0

Description: Because of Winn-Dixie is a modern-day classic about a ten year old girl named Opal who moves to a new town, lives with her father (a pastor,) and wonders why her mother left them long ago. She goes to the grocery store called Winn-Dixie to get some things for dinner and when she walks in there is all kinds of chaos. A large, ugly dog is running around the store getting into all kinds of trouble. When the manager says, “I’m calling the pound!” Opal steps in and says it’s her dog and she is very sorry. She calls the dog Winn-Dixie, and throughout the book she learns how to make more than one unusual friend. Even though they have dealt with sadness, Winn-Dixie shows them life isn’t so bad. Just a Heads Up: Mature Content