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Loading... Because of Winn-Dixie (edition 2001)by Kate DiCamillo (Author)"Because of Winn-Dixie" is a beautifully written story that follows a girl named Opal and the stray dog she adopts. Opal names the dog after the grocery store she finds him at "Winn-Dixie." The dog connects Opal to members of the community she otherwise wouldn't have met. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal learns about growth, forgiveness and friendship. This heartwarming book explores the themes of friendship and what the companionship of a pet can mean. One summer's day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries - and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It's because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it's because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. This is a cute coming of age story I found on HOOPLA while looking for something to read directly before bedtime. There are themes of loss, friendship, forgiveness and empathy that might resonate with children. I found the characters to be rather simplistic though and the story a bit too sappy. Overall Rating: 3.5 stars Original Publication Date: 2000 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, is a chapter book for 4th and 5th grade readers. Opal has had a rough time for a little girl. Her mother abandoned Opal and her dad, and then her dad, a preacher, uprooted Opal and moved to Florida. Opal misses her old friends and has a hard time making new ones. That begins to change when she brings a rather ugly stray dog home from a shopping trip to the Winn-Dixie. Opal and her father move to Florida and one day Opal goes in the Winn-Dixie Super Market and comes out with a dog she names Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, her father, the preacher, tells Opal ten things about her absent mother, one for each year she has been alive. That summer, Winn-Dixie and Opal meet many new friends and spend a lot of time together. Many great new things happen because of Winn-Dixie. This story follows a little girl named Opal, who just moved to a new southern town when her dad got a new job as the town priest. Opal struggles to make friends until she comes across a lost dog who changes her life forever. She goes from having no friends to developing many new positive relationships, even ones she did not think she would ever have. independent reading ages 7+ Because of Winn-Dixie was the winner of a Newbery Honor distinction the year after publication. In 2000, the book won the Josette Frank Award, and in 2003 won the Mark Twain Award. In 2007 the U.S. National Education Association listed Winn-Dixie as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children", based on an online poll. Reading age : 9 - 12 years Lexile measure : 670L Grade level : 4 - 7 Best Sellers Rank: #1,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #10 in Children's Dog Books (Books) #40 in Children's Friendship Books #40 in Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings (Books) Awards: John Newberry Medal Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Indies Choice Book AWard for Children's Literature |
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Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. Candlewick Press7 editions of this book were published by Candlewick Press. Editions: 0763607762, 0763625582, 0763628441, 0763625574, 0763644323, 0763651850, 0763650072 |