BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE
By: Kate DiCamillo
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.
With the help of her new pal, whom she names Winn-Dixie, Opal makes a variety of
new, interesting friends and spends the summer collecting stories about them and
thinking about her absent 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.
Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket -- and comes out with a dog.
With the help of her new pal, whom she names Winn-Dixie, Opal makes a variety of
new, interesting friends and spends the summer collecting stories about them and
thinking about her absent 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.