Because Of Winn Dixie
By: KC
Because Of Winn Dixie
Even though it's a new place, ten-year-old Opal isn't digging it. She misses her friends, her home, and her mother who left her when she was a little girl. Life is pretty rotten.The ten-year-old girl is stuck with her dad ..Find out reading the story, Because Of Winn Dixie
Opals Dad
Opla's Dad works at a church and she only lives with him and Winn Dixie (The Dog) But Opal call's her dad
Preacher ,she thinks of him as a preacher- it is hard for her to think of him as her dad. She and her preacher father have moved to Naomi Florida for her father's new job. Here, on an errand to the local grocery store, Opal acquires a unique friend, a large brown stray that she names for the store Winn-Dixie.Thats when she wants to keep the dog ,so she asked her father ,and he says yes and she names the dog Winn-Dixie .She names the dog after the store"Winn-Dixie"
Dunlap and Stevie Dewberry,
Dunlap and Stevie Dewberry, aged ten and nine,They are always name-calling, & since they follow her on her bike and whisper behind her back, refuse to stop calling Gloria Dump a witch, and are just plain annoying. But hey, they're little boys.
Facts
Opal
The summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor