Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
Because of Winn Dixie
Witches, preachers, ex-cons, missing mothers and dogs. What do these things have in common? They are all characters in Kate DiCamillo's heartwarming Because of Winn-Dixie. When 10 year-old Opal Buloni and her father, the preacher move to Naomi, Florida, Opal is in need of a friend. What she doesn't expect to find is a dirty dog who cries and smiles. Opal meets Winn-Dixie at the local Winn-Dixie. From then on they are inseparable. Throughout the summer they encounter several interesting people - Miss Franny Block who once defeated a bear, the town librarian, Otis, an ex-convict who works at the pet shop, and Gloria Dump, the local witch. One person Opal does not run into is her mother, the person she would most like to see. Winn-Dixie and Opal make friends in the most unusual situations with the most unusual people and Opal begins to find herself in Naomi, however she can't shake the fact that her mother left her. The summer boils down until there isn't much of it left and Opal decides to hold a party in honor of all of her new friends, but things don't go as planned - Opal's mother is still missing and suddenly her best friend disappears too! How will these disappearances change Opal's life? Will Winn-Dixie return to Opal? Will her mother ever decide she needs Opal in her life? To find out, read Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn Dixie, you won't be disappointed.
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