Because Of Winn-Dixie

I read Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, it's a great book and I really enjoyed it. This book is about a girl named Opel whose mom left her at an early age.  Opel never knew her mom, and because of this I felt bad for her. One day she was at the grocery store where there was a dog running around like crazy.  When the manager finally caught the dog, he said "WHOSE DOG IS THIS!"   Opel said "He's mine." Even though this wasn't true, Opel didn't want the manager to hurt the dog. Those words changed her life.

I really thought this book was amazing. When I was reading I could never stop.  As proof I read this book in five days, and I don't even love to read that much.  Also, it would usually takes me a month or so to finish a book if it wasn't that interesting. 

Along the way in the story Opel meets a man named Otis.  I felt bad for Otis because he was thrown in jail.  He was thrown in jail because he hit a police officer.  Otis hit the police officer because they tried to put handcuffs on him.  They tried handcuffing him because he wouldn't stop playing his guitar even though they told him to stop.  The reason this makes me feel bad for Otis is because I think Otis should be able to play his guitar wherever he is.

The last thing I want to share about Because of Winn-Dixie is how much the main character, Opel, made me sad and happy.  Opel had a hard time without her mother being with her, but Opel made a lot of friends once she meet the dog named Winn-Dixie.