Because of Winn-Dixie

The #1 New York Times bestseller and beloved classic includes an afterword from the author.One summers day ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceriesand comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. Its because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And its because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother who left when Opal was three. In fact as Opal admits just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. This book is (I hope) a hymn of praise to dogs friendship and the South Kate DiCamillo said of her best-selling debut novel which has been awarded a Newbery Honor translated into nearly thirty languages and turned into a major motion picture. The story of a preachers daughter named Opal whose life is transformed by a scruffy dog named Winn-Dixie continues to touch the hearts of readers of all ages.