Because of Winn-Dixie (Because of Winn-Dixie)
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Because of Winn-Dixie (Because of Winn-Dixie)
by Authors:
Kate DiCamillo
Released: 06 August, 2001
ISBN: 0763616052
Paperback
Sales Rank: 1887
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$5.99
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Customer Review #1:
 A book about a young girl and a dog, it will make you realize how much your relationship is important to have!
This book is a tear-from-your-eyes kind of book. it makes you relize the relationship between you and your dog. they go through happy, sad, and crazy times and its truley a wonderful story.
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Customer Review #2:
 Sometimes you find a friend when you least expect it
Sometimes you find a friend when you least expect it. India Opal Buloni certainly isnt expecting to find a friend at the grocery store, especially not one of the canine variety. Winn-Dixie, name after the place where he and Opal first meet, seems to need a friend almost as much as Opal does, a fact that does not escape Opals preacher father when Opal introduces Winn-Dixie to him as a "Less Fortunate".
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lt;br /gt;Opal and her father are new in town and Opals loneliness causes her to start wondering more about why her mother deserted their family seven years ago, when Opal was only three. After talking it over with Winn-Dixie, Opal gathers her courage and asks her father to tell her ten things about her mother. Opal uses this new information to strengthen her own sense of identity, which in turn helps her to gain the confidence she needs to make new friends. With each new friend Opal makes, she becomes less defensive, more confident and more empathetic. By the end of the book she is getting to know several children that she initially rejected, primarily because she expected them to reject her if given the chance.
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lt;br /gt;Character development and setting are both strengths of this novel. The eclectic dialogue keeps the Deep South setting at the forefront of the readers mind. One can almost hear each line spoken with a Southern twang.
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lt;br /gt;All of the characters are truly multidimensional. Nobody is perfect and nobody is evil. Particularly refreshing is the absence of the popular mean kids that seem to be stock characters in so many middle school books. Even though Opal is sure the Dewberry Brothers are picking on her, it turns out they just have a funny way of showing they want to be friends. When Opal discovers that seemingly stuck-up Amanda Wilkinson understands all too well what it is like to lose someone you love, she learns an important lesson about judging others and second chances.
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Customer Review #3:
Because of Winn-Dixie
Did you ever think of adopting a muddy dog? Well,if you did, this is the book for you. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo is a great story. The main characters are Opal,Winn-Dixie,Opas dad,Gloria Dump,Sweetie Pie Thomas,the Dewberry boys,Amanda, the librarian, and Otis. This book takes place in Naomi Florida. Opals problem is she doesnt have any friends and she wants to learn about her mother, who ran away from Opal and her father.
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lt;br /gt;In the beginning of the story Opal has no friends until she finds a dog in the grocery store of Winn-Dixie. She decides to name it after the store. The day after that she starts to work for Otis, a pet shop owner, to earn money for a new red leash. To find out if Opal makes any friends grab the book and read it.
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lt;br /gt;The theme of this book is never give up. This book reminded me of my dog and me when we used to play together. All girls in grades 3-5 will love this book.
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lt;br /gt;E.P. in Annapolis
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