Kate DiCamillo says of writing BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE, "I was living in an apartment where no dogs were allowed. As a result, I was suffering from a serious case of 'dog withdrawal.' One night, before I went to sleep, I heard this little girl's voice (with a Southern accent) say, 'I have a dog named Winn-Dixie.' When I woke up the next morning, the voice was still talking, and I started writing down what India Opal Buloni was telling me. The book is (I hope) a hymn of praise to dogs, friendship, and the South."
This well-crafted, realistic, and heartwarming story will be read
and reread as a new favorite deserving a long-term place on library
shelves.
--School Library Journal (starred review)
Brush strokes of magical realism elevate this beyond a simple
story of friendship to a well-crafted tale of community and
fellowship, of sweetness, sorrow, and hope. And it's funny, too. A
real gem.
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ...[E]xquisitely crafted first
novel. Each chapter possesses an arc of its own and reads almost
like a short story in its completeness; yet the chapters add up to
much more than a sum of their parts. . . This bittersweet tale of
contemporary life in a small Southern town will hold readers
rapt.
--Publishers Weekly (starred review) The books' truthfulness is
what makes it so powerful. People can identify with the fact that
everyone sort of isolates themselves because of a misconnection or
a loss or whatever is in their lives.
--Newsday Poignant and delicately told.
--The New York Times Book Review It's the kind of book people love
and tell their friends to read.
--Washington Post A gentle book about good people coming together
to combat lonliness and heartache--with a little canine
assistance.
--The Horn Book Guide A tale not just about a dog found in a
grocery store; it's also about the healing power of truth.
--Boston Globe
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