Because of Winn-Dixie

Funny and poignant, this 2001 Newbery Honor novel captures life in a quirky Southern town as Opal and her mangy dog, Winn-Dixie, strike up friendships among the locals.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.
Hem eğlenceli hem de dokunaklı olan bu bol ödüllü roman, Opal ve bakımsız köpeği Winn-Dixie'nin kasaba sakinleriyle dostluklar kurarken yaşadığı, kendine has bir Güney kasabasındaki hayatı konu alıyor. Bir yaz günü, on yaşındaki India Opal Buloni alışveriş yapmak için kasabadaki markete gider ve eve bir köpekle döner. Ancak Winn-Dixie sıradan bir köpek değildir. Opal, Winn-Dixie sayesinde yeni arkadaşlar edinmeye başlar. Yine Winn-Dixie sayesinde, Opal henüz üç yaşındayken evi terk eden annesi hakkında babasına soru sorma cesaretini bulur. Hatta Opal'in de kabul ettiği gibi, o yaz yaşanan hemen hemen her şey Winn-Dixie sayesindedir.

Alabama Camellia Children’s Choice Book Award (2002) - Winner

Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award (2003) - Winner

Bank Street College Josette Frank Award for Fiction (2003) - Winner

California Young Reader Medal (2003) - Winner

Children’s Librarians of Dover, NH Cochecho Readers’ Award (2001) - Winner

Delaware Library Association Blue Hen Award (2002) - Winner

Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award (2002) - Winner

Hawaii Nene Award (2005) - Winner

Iowa Children’s Choice Award (2003) - Winner

Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award Honor Book (2003) - Winner

Maine Student Book Award (2002) - Winner

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award (2002) - Winner

Massachusetts Children’s Book Award (2002) - Winner

Michigan Mitten Book Award (2000) - Winner

Nebraska Golden Sower Award (2003) - Winner

New Hampshire Great Stone Face Children’s Book Award (2002) - Winner

Newbery Honor Book (2001) - Winner

Ohio Buckeye Children’s Book Award (2002) - Winner

Oklahoma Sequoyah Children’s Book Award (2003) - Winner

Parents’ Choice Award (2000) - Winner

South Carolina Children’s Book Award (2003) - Winner

South Dakota Library Associations Prairie Pasque Book Award (2003) - Winner

William Allen White Children’s Book Award (2003) - Winner