Because of Winn-dixie - Brossura

DiCamillo, Kate

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0763616052 ISBN 13: 9780763616052

Casa editrice: Candlewick Pr, 2001

Riassunto

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. A Newbery Honor book. Reprint.

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Recensione:

Kirkus Reviews, starred review
09/06/2000
"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." --------

Publishers Weekly, starred review
09/06/2000 "...
[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." --------

School Library Journal, starred review
09/06/2000
"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 Best Books of the Year
12/01/2000
Selected titles were chosen by the editors based on the following criteria: strength of story line, clarity or presentation, quality of illustration, and estimated appeal to children or adolescents. "A heartfelt story that is sure to touch a chord with readers." --------

Horn Book Guide, The
06/01/2000
"A gentle book about good people coming together to combat lonliness and heartache--with a little canine assistance." --------

New York Times Book Review, The
09/06/2000
"Poignant and delicately told." --------

Star Tribune
08/27/2000
Minneapolis, MN Circ = 682,000
"an enchanting little book with a touch of magic, a cast of great characters, and a lot of real life and wisdom." --------

Five Owls, Book of Merit
11/01/2000
"Children will enjoy Opal's abiding humor and Winn-Dixie's disarming and endearing ways, and the funny and important things that happen when the two of them get together." --------

San Francisco Chronicle
11/19/2000
circ=709,000
". . . carefully touches on big issues: abandonment, loneliness, empathy and belonging." --------

Teaching K-8
08/01/2002
"It's rare to recommend a book for all ages but here we have BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE by Kate DiCamillo." --------

Orlando Sentinel
12/08/2002
"Both kids and grown-ups love it . . . it's a great read-aloud book . . . it has scooped up numerous awards . . . it's an unforgettable story about making friends . . . " --------

Washington Post
10/10/2002
"It's the kind of book people love and tell their friends to read." --------

Star Tribune
02/18/2005
Minneapolis, MN Circ = 682,000
"DiCamillo doesn't shy from bad things, and while she validates a child's sense of grief and loss, she also hold open life's possibilities." --------

Book Links
09/01/2002
"In this Newbery Honor Book, the author skillfully weaves a variety of characters together to show the meaning of friendship." --------

Book Links
03/01/2007
"This lively coming-of-age story touches on friendship, loss, and understanding." --------

Midwest Book Review
02/01/2006
"An honest, well written story that will tug at your heart." --------

Newsday
02/17/2005 .
"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." --------

Scholastic Administrat@r Magazine
01/01/2007
circ=100,000
Featured in list of the top 10 children’s chapter books of the last 25 years.

L'autore:

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."

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• Editore: Candlewick Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0763616052
• ISBN 13: 9780763616052
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 182