Name: Because of Winn-Dixie
ISBN: 9781897157039

Kate DiCamillo

Anita Yeoman

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Because of Winn-Dixie

Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

I can't remember when I first read this, since it was back when one of my kids read it so it's not only been a long time, but I'd forgotten virtually everything about it. It's a lovely book about how Opal ends up with Winn-Dixie, named after a grocery store/supermarket (an actual American chain, although not all across the country so I've never been in one) but you have to read the book to learn how he got that name. The dog needs care desperately, but he also has a gift for befriending people which is a boon to Opal who has recently located to this town with her father who is the pastor of a local church. Not only did DiCamillo garner a Newberry Honor for this debut book, she has gone on to win two Newberry medals and other awards/honours. This time I read the 10th anniversary edition that has one excellent change that doesn't change the story overall.

I don't remember what I thought about this book the first time around other than that I thought it was good.

Karin

I can't remember when I first read this, since it was back when one of my kids read it so it's not only been a long time, but I'd forgotten virtually everything about it. It's a lovely book about how Opal ends up with Winn-Dixie, named after a grocery store/supermarket (an actual American chain, although not all across the country so I've never been in one) but you have to read the book to learn how he got that name. The dog needs care desperately, but he also has a gift for befriending people which is a boon to Opal who has recently located to this town with her father who is the pastor of a local church. Not only did DiCamillo garner a Newberry Honor for this debut book, she has gone on to win two Newberry medals and other awards/honours. This time I read the 10th anniversary edition that has one excellent change that doesn't change the story overall.

I don't remember what I thought about this book the first time around other than that I thought it was good.

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sydney

this book is so cute but i do not remember it being this short

Kaley Catron

Yes friends I did just read this entire book in a half hour just for the heck of it and yes I am glad I did. This book is so cute and so nostalgic for me like you have no idea. So much goodness, it always makes me think of the first time I read this and watched the movie at the same time, I cried so freaking hard y'all I was a mess.

Caroline Lewicki

A short, sweet book about opening yourself up to new people and opportunities, and letting go of things that hurt you. I love this book just as much as the first time I read it as a kid!

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Upon receiving a special dog from her father, Opal's life greatly changes as the magic of his presence causes old pains to heal and new friendships to form.

lily k

Revisit Kate DiCamillo's beloved first novel with a beautiful twentieth-anniversary edition featuring an introduction by Ann Patchett. "This book is (I hope) a hymn of praise to dogs, friendship, and the South," Kate DiCamillo said of her best-selling debut novel, which has been awarded a Newbery Honor, translated into nearly thirty languages, and turned into a major motion picture. The story of a preacher's daughter named Opal whose life is transformed by a scruffy dog named Winn-Dixie continues to touch the hearts of readers of all ages. Celebrate twenty years of Because of Winn-Dixie with a signature anniversary edition featuring a redesigned cover, an introduction by PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author Ann Patchett, and an afterword by Kate DiCamillo.

Because of Winn-Dixie Novel Study