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Loading... Because of Winn-Dixieby Kate DiCamillo
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  AwXomeMan | Dec 10, 2009 |  This book is about a 10 year old girl that moves to a small town. She finds a dog at the grocery store Winn Dixie and they become fast friends. They share many adventures and befriend the community.  stamp007 | Nov 23, 2009 | Opal has moved to a new town and doesn’t have any friends. When the preacher, Opal’s father, sends her to the Winn- Dixie to pick up some groceries, what she comes home with will change her life forever. I am so glad I read this book. It is a heart warming book about friendship and love. The author is so good I could feel the characters feelings. Have your class read books and do a study over the Civil War. You could also do a study over other Newberry Honor books. breemedcalf | Nov 15, 2009 | This book is a cute story about how a dog brings a family and even a whole town together. :) (  ) bwetmore05 | Nov 15, 2009 | This is the story of a girl who finds a dog that leads to her meeting new people, having new experiences, and talking to her dad. Have the students come up with ten things to describe the character in the book or a friend in the class like Opal's dad did with her mom. KristinWhite | Nov 12, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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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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This book was very cute and I loved the way Winn-Dixie seems like another human character in the book.
I would use this book in the classroom to get students interested early in chapter books. It's not the fantasy or sci-fi type stories they may be used to nowadays but I think Winn-Dixie alone is enough to get most kids to sit down and give this book a chance. (