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Summary: mstratman review
Review: This is a sweet story about real life situations. It includes a separated preacher and his daughter Opal. After moving to a new town, Winn-Dixie becomes part of the family. They meet lots of new frends with trials of their own. This book is delightful and compassionate. It is down to earth and easy to read. I would recommend it.
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Summary: Just Because
Review: After a good friend continually told me to read this book (for over a year), I finally decided to get it and read it. As a huge fan of children's literature, I didn't really understand what could be so great about a story of a girl and her dog. And in and of itself, it isn't so great. So, why read it? Because there is a measure of greatness and wonder in this book.The greatness of this book lies in its simplicity. Little India Opal Buloni and her preacher-dad have just moved to a small town called Naomi in Florida. When she takes in a stray dog, things start changing for the new girl in town. Beforehand she was shy and bored. Now, she is meeting people, making friends, and even making friends out of potential enemies. It's an enjoyable read that doesn't bore you with irrelevant details; and every chapter wastes no time in getting straight to the point. Even a slow reader like myself could finish it in one sitting. Like I said: this book's greatness is found in its simplicity. There's no jaw-dropping plot twists or anything like that. It's just a sweet celebration of friendship. P.S. Thanks, Julia.
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Summary: Laugh till you cry...
Review: If a book is good, it's good no matter its intended audience. Because of Winn-Dixie is a GREAT book! If you're an adult grab a kid and start reading! Winn-Dixie is a dog (and a story) that will warm your heart and tickle your funnybone. We should all have such wonderful friend growing up.
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Summary: The book is a winner
Review: Children in Texas love the book so much, they just voted it the winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Award for 2001-2002. All over Texas, elementary students read 20 books and vote on the one they like the best and this year Winn Dixie was it. It truly deserves the honor.
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Summary: Because of Winn-Dixie the book review
Review: she found Winn-dixie in a groserie store,as they threatened
to put her in the pound.As India Opal Buloni lied and said that
the dog was hers.she gave the dog a quick name "Winn Dixie".
Althrew the dog was a stray,it seemed like it had no owner.
later,they made frinds like mrs.Franny W.Block.her great grandfather made the famouse Litmouse lozines.Then the Dewberry boys.they were mean and picked on Opal at first then they soon became friends.She also became friends with Gloria Dump.she also made frinds with sweetie pie a little 6 year old girl.Even threw Opal was having a hard life beause of her mother leaving she still made time to love her father,(the preacher)and to have alot of fun .
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Summary: Because of Winn Dixie
Review: I thought the book "Becuase of Winn Dixie" was very exiting.
It was about a dog that a girl found in a store called Winn Dixie so she named him Winn Dixie. The girl's name was Opal named after her mother that left her. Opal's dad is a preacher for a church. Opal's mom loved to tell story's, she could run fast,and loved to sing. Opal's dad was realy sad when she left. Opal made new friends named Mrs.Franny and Gloria Dump. She met two boys that were really mean to Gloria. She also met a guy named Otis.He got arrested for playing the guitar on the streets. Otis loves to play guitar for the animals at his pet shop. Opal works at his pet shop cleaning up the floors. She loves to hear Otis play his guitar.
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Summary: Because of Winn-Dixie
Review: I like this book because it has a funny girl and a dog and when
winn-dixie went into the grocery store and he knockd the maneger
end he was crying and when they were going to send him to pound and Opal said that the dog was her's and she took him home.
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Summary: Because of Winn-Dixie
Review: I liked this book because it has interesting characters and it has a dog that is funny and the preacher that goes to church and Opal the owner of the dog. My favorite part of the story was when the animals were out of there cages. I also liked when Opal first met Winn-Dixie the dog smelled. And I felt sorry for Opal cause her mom dranked beer . I also liked the book cause Winn- Dixie ran back and fourth in the room.
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Summary: great read aloud
Review: A gentle story of a lonely girl, India Opal Buloni and her father, a preoccupied Southern Baptist preacher, both of whom are still aching from the abandonment of their wife and mother, a woman suffering from alcoholism, compounded by her hatred of being a preacher's wife, as it made her feel "like a bug under a microscope." Enter Winn-Dixie, a bedraggled mutt India Opal rescues from the Winn-Dixie grocery store, thus his name, as it was the first name India Opal could think of when trying to convince the store manager he indeed belonged to her. Despite Winn-Dixie's homely appearance, he has the charm, not to mention the ability to smile, only a dog can have and he, along with a jar of pickles and Littmus Lozenges, is the catalyst for helping an eclectic group of people find friendship in a small southern town. My only complaint is a small one. While I understand the story is driven by dialect, I do wish authors would make every attempt to use proper grammar whenever possible. I don't think using "good" and "well" correctly would have detracted from the story. That aside, this book is a must read for anyone longing for a story full of charm and hope with some good life lessons learned along the way.
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Summary: Because of Winn-Dixie
Review: What a wonderful book! I must confess that I'm a dog lover and the author's descriptions of Winn Dixie are perfect. At times, I felt as though I was inside the story. I read the book to my students, four different classes, and they all loved it. Bravo!
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