I love the book Because of Winn-Dixie. This book is about a girl named India Opal. During summer vacation she finds a dog at the grocery store. She names the dog Winn-Dixie. The book is about Opals summer with Winn-Dixie and their relationship. It is a very emotional book.
Because Of Winn-Dixie
By Kate DiCamillo
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 2 - 5 | R | 3.9 | 22123 |
Recalling the fiction of Harper Lee and Carson McCullers, here is a funny, poignant, and utterly genuine first novel from a major new talent.
The summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket--and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor. A dog she dubs Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, the preacher tells Opal ten things about her absent mother, one for each year Opal has been alive. Winn-Dixie is better at making friends than anyone Opal has ever known, and together they meet the local librarian, Miss Franny Block, who once fought off a bear with a copy of WAR AND PEACE. They meet Gloria Dump, who is nearly blind but sees with her heart, and Otis, an ex-con who sets the animals in his pet shop loose after hours, then lulls them with his guitar.Opal spends all that sweet summer collecting stories about her new friends and thinking about her mother. But because of Winn-Dixie or perhaps because she has grown, Opal learns to let go, just a little, and that friendship--and forgiveness--can sneak up on you like a sudden summer storm.
Publisher: Candlewick
ISBN-13: 9780763680862
ISBN-10: 0763680869
Published on 12/8/2015
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
Book Reviews (314)
What i think about because of winn-dixie is that it is abot a girl named opala that goes to the grocery store and wants to buy fruits and vegtables.when she enteriees the grocery store she notices everyone running behind a dog..Oplal calls the dog and he comes.the manager of the super market says is thhis your dog in an angry and exhausted voice.opala with wonder says yes.then she says that the dogs name is winn-dixie after the supermarkets name.That was a small intrduction of the story.this a really good not good fantastic book.SO everone should .....READ IT !!!!!!
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i read this book and it was awsome
one of the best books i have ever read!! such a fun and loving story about a girl and her dog. im not sure what makes a book a classic, but this has to be one.
This is fun book, about a girl loveing her dog .The girl loves to go to the library,when she goes into the library the dog doesn't like it.So she teaches him how to stand on his hind legs.This is just a book about a girl loving her dog.
This is fun book, about a girl loveing her dog .The girl loves to go to the library,when she goes into the library the dog doesn't like it.So she teaches him how to stand on his hind legs.This is just a book about a girl loving her dog.
this book was about opal knowing about her mom and having a dod and its was good and boring at the same time
This was one of my favorite books when i was a little kid, and we used to always read this book for read aloud in Elementary school :)
i love this book so much it has so much details.
It is a good book but it starts off really slow and then it gets raelly good in the end.This book makes me cry every time that i read it. and i have read it oner ten times.