BOOK SUMMARY: Because of Winn-Dixie, a big, ugly, happy dog, 10-year-old Opal learns 10
things about her long-gone mother from her preacher father. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal makes
new friends among the somewhat unusual residents of her new hometown, Naomi, Florida. Because of
Winn-Dixie, Opal begins to find her place in the world and let go of some of the sadness left by
her mother's abandonment seven years earlier.
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.
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