Because of Winn-Dixie | Kate DiCamillo

Because of Winn-Dixie | Kate DiCamillo | Friendship of Two

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Because of Winn-Dixie

	Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo Candlewick, 2001 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 750 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great dog!

This is a great little book about India Opal, a preacher's lonely daughter, who adopts a straggly dog. Several months unfold, filled with events that happened only because of Winn-Dixie. Easy, smooth narrative, punctuated with anecdotes, told by various characters.

Friendship of Two

This book is about a girl (Opal) who is in a store. She sees a stray dog making a total mess. The manager said, "Take him to the pound." Opal said, "No he's my dog." The store was called Winn-Dixie.
The author of this book is Kate DiCamillo. The main characters are... Opal, Dad, Gloria Dump, Amanda and Miss Franny Block. Opal's mom moved away a long time ago. Opal lives in a trailer park. Opal lived in Watley, Florida but she moved to Naomi, Florida.

I think Kate is trying to say, "Take what you have and love it." My favorite part is when Opal meets Winn-Dixie. I think everyone can read it. This book is funny and sad. Hope you like it.

by Sam

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Because of Winn Dixie

I watched the movie "Because of Winn Dixie" as well as reading the book. I enjoyed both the book and the movie, and I was happy that the movie's plot did not stray far from the book. However, there were some differences in how the characters are portayed in each. For example, in the movie the landlord plays a much more prominent role; he does not want to allow Opal to keep Winn-Dixie and forces her to post signs around Naomi. Also, in the book, the pound was never called to Opal's house to take Winn-Dixie from her. The pet owner, Otis, is portrayed as quiet and brooding in the movie, while in the book I interpreted his character as a more simple and shy man. While I enjoyed theh book more than the movie, I found the movie to be entertaining as well as it gave a better insight into the area and town where the story of Opal and Winn-Dixie takes place.

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Comparisons and Contrasts between the book and the movie

"Because of Winn Dixie" is truely a charming story about a girl and what she learns one summer from having a very special dog. The movie portrays the book pretty acurately for the most part. There were differences in some of the characters though. For example, the movie creates a strong character in Opal's landlord, whereas the book only gives that charater a few sentences to describe him. The movie also interprets the character of the pet store manager, Otis, much differently than the reader would. The movie shows Otis having a comical relationship with the parrot in his store, as they throw rude comments at each other. Also, in the movie the preacher gives Opal a much harder time about keeping Winn Dixie, he even has her make 'lost dog' signs, which does not even occur in the book. Another interesting difference between the book and the movie was that the book says the preacher tells Opal all ten things about her mother one night; the movie has the preacher tell Opal nine things at one time and the tenth a completely different time. Overall these differences were added for dramatic purposes and did not alter the main structure of the story. The movie was also helpful to visualize Winn Dixie and how he smiled. To get all the details and a more personal view of the story it is necessary to read the book, but the movie does not do a bad job at portraying the events of the book. Like all books that are turned into movies it is more beneficial to read the book than watch the movie.

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because of winn-dixie

because of winn-dixie is a very good book.
it is a bout a little girl named opal, her and her father just moved to florida in a trayler park, opal has t get use to where she moved. when she moved she left all her friends behind. among all that she is wondering about her mother witch left her when opal was three year old, her mother liked to drink, also she thinks her father is like a turtal, he is shy with his feelings and dont really talk about opals mother so opal askes her father witch is also a preacher 10 thing about her mother, and that is all opal knows about her.
opal dosnt have any friends in florida so she is really disaponted.
unit she finds a scrubby mutt at a winn-dixie store, so she desides to keep winn-dixie and name it after the store, opal cleans him up and feeds him and makes him look like a desent dog. winn-dixie helps opal find new friends and meet new peaple like gloria dump, and otis, and amanda. opal dosnt judge peaple by what they haqve done it the past or for what they look like.
opal loves to hear new storys just like her mother she also favors her mother in her red hair, and how fast she runs.
this book is about friendship, loveing, peace, forgivness,and new beginings of a graceful litte girl [opal]
i reconmend this book its the best book i have read this year!

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