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About the Book

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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Kirkus Reviews, starred review 09/06/2000 "Brush strokes of magical realism elevate this beyond a simple story of friendship to a well-crafted tale of community and fellowship, of sweetness, sorrow, and hope. And it's funny, too. A real gem." -------- Publishers Weekly, starred review 09/06/2000 .,." [E]xquisitely crafted first novel. Each chapter possesses an arc of its own and reads almost like a short story in its completeness; yet the chapters add up to much more than a sum of their parts. . . This bittersweet tale of contemporary life in a small Southern town will hold readers rapt." -------- School Library Journal, starred review 09/06/2000 "This well-crafted, realistic, and heartwarming story will be read and reread as a new favorite deserving a long-term place on library shelves." -------- School Library Journal Best Books of the Year 12/01/2000 Selected titles were chosen by the editors based on the following criteria: strength of story line, clarity or presentation, quality of illustration, and estimated appeal to children or adolescents. "A heartfelt story that is sure to touch a chord with readers." -------- Horn Book Guide, The 06/01/2000 "A gentle book about good people coming together to combat lonliness and heartache--with a little canine assistance." -------- New York Times Book Review, The 09/06/2000 "Poignant and delicately told." -------- Star Tribune 08/27/2000 Minneapolis, MN Circ = 682,000 "an enchanting little book with a touch of magic, a cast of great characters, and a lot of real life and wisdom." -------- Five Owls, Book of Merit 11/01/2000 "Children will enjoyOpal's abiding humor and Winn-Dixie's disarming and endearing ways, and the funny and important things that happen when the two of them get together." -------- San Francisco Chronicle 11/19/2000 circ=709,000 ." . . carefully touches on big issues: abandonment, loneliness, empathy and belonging." -------- Teaching K-8 08/01/2002 "It's rare to recommend a book for all ages but here we have BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE by Kate DiCamillo." -------- Orlando Sentinel 12/08/2002 "Both kids and grown-ups love it . . . it's a great read-aloud book . . . it has scooped up numerous awards . . . it's an unforgettable story about making friends . . ." -------- Washington Post 10/10/2002 "It's the kind of book people love and tell their friends to read." -------- Star Tribune 02/18/2005 Minneapolis, MN Circ = 682,000 "DiCamillo doesn't shy from bad things, and while she validates a child's sense of grief and loss, she also hold open life's possibilities." -------- Book Links 09/01/2002 "In this Newbery Honor Book, the author skillfully weaves a variety of characters together to show the meaning of friendship." -------- Book Links 03/01/2007 "This lively coming-of-age story touches on friendship, loss, and understanding." -------- Midwest Book Review 02/01/2006 "An honest, well written story that will tug at your heart." -------- Newsday 02/17/2005 . "The books' truthfulness is what makes it so powerful. People can identify with the fact that everyone sort of isolates themselves because of a misconnection or a loss or whatever is in their lives." -------- Scholastic Administrat@r Magazine 01/01/2007 circ=100,000 Featured in list of the top 10 children's chapter books of the last 25 years.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780756908980
  • Publisher: Perfection Learning
  • Publisher Imprint: Perfection Learning
  • Height: 185 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 227 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0756908981
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2001
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 139 mm


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