Grab the Hearts in Your Classroom With this Novel
Title: Because of Winn Dixie Author: Kate DiCamillo Copyright: 2000 Publisher: Candlewick Press Guided Reading Level: R Genre: Fiction This book has received: A Newbery Honor Summary: This incredible novel will melt the hearts of every reader, not just serious dog lovers. The novel is about a young adventurous ten year old girl named Opal trying to find something to do in the new town her and her father moved to. Opal is very lonely, as her father is always busy preaching and as she misses her mom who left her when she was younger. Opal's summer quickly becomes more eventful when Opal meets a lovable dog at a store named Winn-Dixie. Since Opal discovered the dog at this store, she decided to name him Winn-Dixie and take him home! Opal and her father quickly fall in love with Winn-Dixie, and he ends up helping Opal make the best of her summer - as she makes friends, develops an enhanced love for reading, and learns some ...