Because of Winn-Dixie

Written by Kate DiCamillo

A book for readers in grades 4 and up reviewed by Rida

    

The book Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo is about a girl named Opal, who moves to a small town in Florida where she has no friends or anyone else to talk to but her preacher father. When Opal was younger, her mother left her and her father.

One day, Opal goes to a grocery store and finds an ecstatic dog that is about to get into a lot of trouble for running around, so she pretends the dog is hers. She names the dog after the grocery store, Winn-Dixie.

With Winn-Dixie's company, Opal makes a lot of new friends around town, and they decide to have a huge party together. Then, out of the blue, no one can find Winn-Dixie.

Because of Winn-Dixie will always be one of my all-time favorites. I liked this book because it has a diverse assortment of characters. All of the characters have different backgrounds, which I thought was interesting.