Because of Winn-Dixie

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Title: Because Of Winn- Dixie 
Genre: Audi book 
Author: Kate DiCamillo 
Major Awards: Newbery Honor Award 
Age group: 11 years old - adults

Summary: 
One summer Opal and her father, the preacher move to Naomi, Florida. Not too long after they get to
Florida Opal goes to the grocery store, Winn-Dixie and comes out with a dog. Luckily, the preacher lets
Opal keep the dog whom she's named Winn-Dixie and he actually brings her and her father closer than
ever. The preacher tells opal 10 things about her mother who left them when she was just a baby.
Winn-Dixie is great at making new friends they meet, the librarian, some kids in the neighborhood, and
even Otis, the guitar player who works at the pet store. Opal spends the majority of her summer interacting
with her new found friends collecting stories and thinking about her momma. At the end of the book Opal
realizes that she has to let go of her fantasies of meeting her mother and moves on to enjoy her life with
Winn-Dixie and all of her friends. 
I would like to use this book in my classroom as a our class read aloud. I believe it is a cute story that my
students would really enjoy listening to. I also feel that maybe some of my students could relate to Opal in
some ways such as moving, feeling lonely, not having a mom, or even having an animal that they are
really close to. 
I feel as if this book would be great for students in 6th grade and up. It is not too long and a perfect book
for older children to adults. Also, it is a cute story that I feel a lot of students would enjoy reading and some
may even relate to. 

I would use this book in my classroom as our class read aloud. When we have free time I would read them
the book and let them relax and listen. I would also spark up conversations by asking comprehension
questions about the book and asking them to make text to self connections throughout it.

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