1. Because of Winn-Dixie By Kate DiCamillo Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Visit the Author

4. Summary Moving to a new town can be hard, and making new friends can be even harder. With the help of her dog, Winn Dixie, Opal is able to get to know Miss Franny Block, the local librarian. Miss Block tells Opal an exciting tale about a bear that once wandered into the library.

11. Vocabulary- Say It! memorial prideful recalls peculiar grand positive selecting

12. More Words to Know attention kindness understanding consisted friendless diversity

13. grand excellent; very good

14. memorial helping people to remember a person, thing, or event

15. peculiar strange; unusual

16. positive without doubt; sure

17. prideful overly proud of oneself; vain

18. recalls calls back to mind; remembers

19. consisted was made up of

20. diversity differences

21. friendless without friends

22. understanding comprehension; knowledge

23. attention care and thoughtfulness; consideration

24. kindness treatment that does good, rather than harm; gentleness

25. selecting picking out; choosing

26. You will smell peculiar odors at the zoo!

27. You will smell peculiar odors at the zoo!

28. I hope you can recall your lunch number when you are in line.

29. I hope you can recall your lunch number when you are in line.

30. Are you really positive of that answer?

31. Are you really positive of that answer?

32. The soup consisted of beans and ham.

33. The soup consisted of beans and ham.

34. Do you need help in selecting your library books?

35. Do you need help in selecting your library books?

36. Winn-Dixie was all alone and friendless.

37. Winn-Dixie was all alone and friendless .

38. Do you know anyone that acts like a prideful person?

39. Do you know anyone that acts like a prideful person?

40. Miss Franny thought that would be a grand idea!

41. Miss Franny thought that would be a grand idea!

42. Have you ever visited the Lincoln Memorial?

43. Have you ever visited the Lincoln Memorial ?