description: Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
language: English
title: Because of Winn-Dixie
titlecomplete: Because of Winn-Dixie
characters: The Preacher, Otis, India Opal Buloni, Winn-Dixie, Miss Franny Block, Amanda Wilkinson, Gloria Dump
genres: Fiction, Animals, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Classics, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Dogs
ratings_count: 249455
places: Florida
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Josette Frank Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Texas Bluebonnet Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: South Carolina Book Award
category: Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Charlotte Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
category: Grade 4-6, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Keystone to Reading Book Award
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Sunshine State Young Readers Award
category: Grades 3-5, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
category: Junior, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award
category: Children's, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Chapman Award for Shared Reading
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Washington State Sasquatch Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
category: Children, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Mark Twain Readers Award
publisher: Demco Media