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Name: Because of Winn-Dixie
Rating: 4.20652173913 (92 reviews)
Author: Kate DiCamillo

📘 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

In “Because of Winn‑Dixie,” twenty‑year‑old regularity folds into a fresh summer when a small girl named Opal Opalbuloni moves to Naomi, Florida. She brings with her an unexpected companion: a large, ragged dog named Winn‑Dixie. The dog sets off a chain of events that helps Opal meet new people, slowly fill the emptiness she feels, and learn lessons about empathy, community, and growing up. Readers watch Opal’s transformation as she navigates friendships, town life, and the strange way her pet can touch everyone around her.

First publish date: 2000

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure

Authors: Kate DiCamillo

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