Imagine your life at the age of ten without a mother, and you recently
moved to a new state where you didn’t know anyone or have any friends. Well this is exactly how Opal Bologna’s life
was. She was a ten year old girl that lived with her dad, the preacher, in Naomi,
Florida. Her mother left them when she
was little, and her dad never talked about her.
Opal didn’t know anyone, nor have any friends until she went to the Winn
Dixie grocery store.
One day Opal went to the store for a box of macaroni and cheese, some
white rice, and two tomatoes when all of a sudden she was faced with an
enormous decision. Let me ask you this,
have you ever made a decision when you knew that it was morally wrong? Unfortunately, that is exactly what Opal did,
but it turned out to be what was best for her in the end. When she went into the store there was an ugly
stray dog with matted hair, and yellow teeth running around like a wild animal.
When the store manager asked whose dog that was, Opal said it was hers. She said his name was “Winn Dixie.” She grew
to have a wonderful connection with him.
However, because of Winn Dixie, she also makes friends with many diverse
people such as a criminal, a librarian, two little bald headed bullies, a
pinched face girl, and a witch. Throughout that summer Opal shared many
memories, and she learned more about her mother and Winn Dixie too. During a
friendship party someone left the door open during a thunderstorm and Winn
Dixie was nowhere to be found. If you
want to learn what happened after that you’ll have to read this Newberry Honor
book written by Kate DiCamillo. I
promise you’ll love it!
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