
“I could understand the way Winn-Dixie felt. Getting left behind probably made his heart feel empty.”–Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn-Dixie
10 year old India Opal Buloni was lonely. She had moved with her father to a small town in Florida where she doesn’t know anyone. Everything changes the day she comes across a troublemaking dog wrecking havoc inside the grocery store. She decides to take him home and names him Winn-Dixie after the supermarket. Her dad and the landlord both say Winn-Dixie cannot stay, but Opal knows better. Not only does Winn-Dixie stay, but Opal believes that almost everything that happens that summer happens because of Winn-Dixie. For every child who has ever wanted a dog, this book is a must read.
Content Advisory: reference to alcohol and abuse