Because of Winn-Dixie

By Kate DiCamillo

Because of Winn-Dixie

By Kate DiCamillo

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Key Features

Description

A New York Times bestseller, a Newbery Honor winner, and the inspiration for a popular film!

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 names 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 also 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 to sleep 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.

Awards

ALA Notable Book, American Booksellers Book of the Year, Newbery Honor Book, SLJ Best Book

Product Details

Item #:NTS718197
ISBN13:9781338759105
Format:Paperback Book
Pages:192
Trim Size:5-¹⁄₄x 7-⁵⁄₈x ⁷⁄₁₆
Theme:Pets, Cats, and Dogs,
Kindness, Helping Others, and Charity,
Perseverance and Determination,
Resourcefulness,
Respect,
Adjusting to Change,
Single Parent,
Friends and Friendships,
Understanding Yourself and Others,
Movies, Television, and Internet
Genre:Media Tie-Ins,
Realistic Fiction
Subject:Pets,
Single Parent Families,
Gratitude and Thanks,
Loneliness,
Changes and New Experiences,
Growing Up,
Moving,
Understanding Others
Grades:4 - 7
Lexile® Measure:670L
Reading Level:R
DRA Level:40
ACR Level:3.9
Language:English

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