Books : Because of Winn-Dixie
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Binding: Paperback
Brand: INGRAM BOOK & DISTRIBUTOR
EAN: 9780763616052
ISBN: 0763616052
Item Dimensions: 39
Label: Candlewick
Manufacturer: Candlewick
MPN: ING0763616052
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: August 06, 2001
Publisher: Candlewick
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: August 06, 2001
Studio: Candlewick
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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. Recalling the fiction of Harper Lee and Carson McCullers, here is a funny, poignant, and utterly genuine first novel from a major new talent. A Newbery Honor Book.
Amazon.com Review:
Because of Winn-Dixie, a big, ugly, happy dog, 10-year-old Opal learns 10 things about her long-gone mother from her preacher father. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal makes new friends among the somewhat unusual residents of her new hometown, Naomi, Florida. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal begins to find her place in the world and let go of some of the sadness left by her mother's abandonment seven years earlier.
With her newly adopted, goofy pooch at her side, Opal explores her bittersweet world and learns to listen to other people's lives. This warm and winning book hosts an unforgettable cast of characters, including a librarian who fought off a bear with a copy of War and Peace, an ex-con pet-store clerk who plays sweet music to his animal charges, and the neighborhood "witch," a nearly blind woman who sees with her heart. Part Frankie (The Member of the Wedding), part Scout (To Kill a Mockingbird), Opal brings her own unique and wonderful voice to a story of friendship, loneliness, and acceptance. Opal's down-home charm and dead-on honesty will earn her friends and fans far beyond the confines of Naomi, Florida. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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Because of Winn-Dixie is a great book because it can help orphan kids. It is about a ten year old girl whose name
is India Opal and her daddy was a preacher. Her mom left her when she was 3 years old. Her mom was an
alcoholic and the dad was a preacher. She thought that being a preacher's wife was not right because she
was alcoholic and she decided to leave them behind.
My favorite part was when the dog scared Ms.Franny. Well she thought it was a bear. Well the ... Read More
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I read this together with my second grader and we both enjoyed it! (This can not be said for every book at this level.) Admittedly, we are both suckers for a story with a dog in it, but I think this book has wide appeal. Definitely a winner in our house!
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This book is absolutely outstanding. I was sucked in to the book the whole time and did not want to put it down.
I just love how the girl is so kind to the dog. It warmed my heart. The dog is funny, curious, and just so adorable. The girl cares for the dog so much and I just liked how she was never hurtful to the dog and treated him well. I would recommend this book for all ages.
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10 yr old Opal is sent to the grocery store by her father, the preacher, to pick up rice, two tomatoes and a box of mac N cheese. Instead she brings home Winn-Dixie- a big scruffy stray dog who caused trouble right in the middle of the vegetable isle of the Winn-Dixie supermarket- (hence Opal's impromptu naming of the dog.)
Because of Winn Dixie- is a perfect title for this brief book, because it's because of Winn-Dixie that so many things turn out okay for motherless Opal- from ... Read More
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(by my 8 year old daughter). It was a really good book and I couldn't wait to hear the ending
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