Funny and poignant, this 2001 Newbery Honor novel captures life in a quirky Southern town as Opal and her mangy dog, Winn-Dixie, strike up friendships among the locals.
One summer's day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries - and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It's because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it's 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.
- ISBN10 0763644323
- ISBN13 9780763644321
- Publish Date 10 February 2009 (first published 1 July 2000)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 1 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.
- Edition Rd Edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 182
- Language English