Because of Winn-Dixie

By Kate DiCamillo

The twentieth anniversary edition of a warm and touching novel about a young girl and a scruffy stray dog by a bestselling author, twice winner of the Newbery Medal

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. “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.

Categories: Fiction

For readers aged: 9+

  • Publication details:
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781406357622
  • Published: 04 Sep 2014
  • Price: £6.99
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  • Size: 198 x 129 mm
  • Pages: 160

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'A wonderful, bitter-sweet story.' TES Primary

'The author judges it perfectly, and the result is delightful.' The Guardian

'A feel-good American story about a girl and her dog.' The Independent

'Funny and moving...every sentence rings true.' The Ultimate Book Guide

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