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Because of Winn-Dixie. By: Kate Di Camillo. Characters. India Opal Buloni -10 year old girl who goes by the name Opal. She is the narrator of the story. She has red hair and freckles. India’s father -she calls him “Preacher” because that is his job Winn-Dixie - a dog
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Because of Winn-Dixie By: Kate Di Camillo
Characters • India Opal Buloni-10 year old girl who goes by the name Opal. She is the narrator of the story. She has red hair and freckles. • India’s father-she calls him “Preacher” because that is his job • Winn-Dixie- a dog • Franny Block-an old lady who runs the town library • Stevie and Dunlap Dewberry-kids around Opal’s age • Amanda Wilkinson-a girl Opal meets at the library • Otis-works at the pet store • Gloria Dump-an older lady that Opal becomes friends with
setting • The story takes place in Naomi, Florida where Opal and her father have just moved. • It is summertime. • The story takes you to different parts of the town (library, Opal’s house, Gloria’s house)
Chapters 1-5 • We learn how Opal found Winn-Dixie. • Opal takes Winn-Dixie home with her and her dad says she can keep the dog. • We learn that Opal’s mom left when Opal was three and she has not seen or heard from her mother since. • Opal asks her father to tell her ten things about her mother. • We learn that Winn-Dixie does not like to be left alone so they take him everywhere they go.
Chapters 6-11 • Opal tells us about the library where she meets Franny Block. • They become good friends and Opal spends a lot of time there. • We meet Otis when Opal goes to the pet store. • Opal makes a deal with Otis that she will sweep and organize the shelves of the pet store if he will give her a collar and leash for Winn-Dixie. • Opal meets Gloria Dump and they become friends as well.
Chapters 12-17 • Opal helps Otis put all of the animals back in their cages. • We learn that Otis has been in jail but don’t learn why. • Gloria tells Opal to be nice to the Dewberry boys. • Miss Franny tells Opal and Amanda about her great grandfather and the Civil War. • Opal reads a book to Gloria since she cannot see that well.
Chapters 18-25 • We learn that Amanda has a brother who drowned and that is probably why she looks so sad all of the time. • Opal asks Otis why he was in jail and he tells her. • Opal decides to throw a party at Gloria’s house and invites everyone she knows. • It starts to rain at the party and Opal realizes that Winn-Dixie is gone. • Opal and her father go out to find Winn-Dixie and do not so they go back to Gloria’s house. • Winn-Dixie had been at Gloria’s house the whole time.
