Gracias a Winn-DixieThe summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn Dixie supermarket and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor. A dog she names Winn Dixie. Because of Winn Dixie, the preacher tells Opal ten things about her absent mother, one for each year Opal has been alive. Winn Dixie is better at making friends than anyone Opal has ever known, and together they meet the local