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.
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I highly recommend this book by Kate DiCamillo. In this inspiring book, a little girl named Opal whose mom abandoned her early in life, becomes best friends with a dog named Winn Dixie. A lonely little girl in a little town in Florida, branches out and makes many surprising friends thanks to this special dog. Read it to find out if Opal ever finds her mom. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars!
I've Read The Book And I Saw The Movie It Was Amazing!
I loved this book because it had a lot of surprises all the way through, also it was sad in ways
I LOVE IT
I loved this book. I would give it a 5 star and recommend it. It has a lot of meaning and it is sad in a way.
This was the best book I have ever read in my whole life! It was about this girl who went to the store to get some food and comes back with a dog. The 2 friends have a lot of exiting adventures together!
I recommend the book winn dixie because there is lots of adventures and saddnesss, which i loved
this book is about a girl who finds a dog and she meets all of these new people and she has a party and its starts to rain and everyone went inside and missed someone
winn dixie because it is about a book a girl who finds a dog and wants to keep it. i reccomend this book
this book is great
