Because of Winn Dixie!

Hi again. Today I am going to tell you about a book that we have recently finished reading in class. The books name is: "Because of Winn Dixie". "Because of Winn Dixie" is a book by Kate DiCamillo. She is a well known author who wrote: "The Tales of Despereaux", "Louisiana's Way Home" and "The Tiger Rising". We are not doing Chapter Chat this term so our teachers decided to read us two shorter books and do our own Chapter Chat.

Winn Dixie Book Cover

"Because of Winn Dixie" is a book about a girl who finds a dog at the local grocery store: "The Winn Dixie Supermarket". India Opal Buloni is a 10 year old girl whose mother left her when she was just 3 years old. Her and her father, The Preacher, move to a small town in Naiomi, Florida where Opal doesn't know anybody. In Naiomi, Opal thinks about her mother more than she had ever before. She thinks about all her old friends and wishes she had some in Florida. One day after church, she and Winn Dixie go to the local Herman W. Block Memorial Library. There Opal made her first friend Mrs Franny Block. I will not tell you any more of the story so you will have to read the book yourself.

India Opal Buloni (left) Winn Dixie (right)

Here is what I think about the book:
I enjoyed reading the book for the first time. The ending was kind of a let down because India Opal Buloni did not find her mother, but I liked the story and the plot. I first read this book when I was skiing. I liked it because it was a short book that I could read at the lodge. "Because of Winn Dixie" did not take long to read. Personally I think that this book is a book that you only would want to read once. As soon as you read it the first time then you might not feel like reading it again for another year or so. Overall I think that this is a cool book that you should definitely read some time. you could                                                                                                     read it on a plane of on a rainy day.