{"product_id":"used-because-of-winn-dixie","title":"Used - Because Of Winn-Dixie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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 dubs 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 librarian, Miss Franny Block, who once fought off a bear with a copy of WAR AND PEACE. They meet Gloria Dump, who is nearly blind but sees with her heart, and Otis, an ex-con who sets the animals in his pet shop loose after hours, then lulls them with his guitar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpal spends all that sweet summer collecting stories about her new friends and thinking about her mother. But because of Winn-Dixie or perhaps because she has grown, Opal learns to let go, just a little, and that friendship—and forgiveness—can sneak up on you like a sudden summer storm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publish Date - 03\/01\/2000 - Used Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54497220329782,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/IMG-6093.heic?v=1788279603","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/used-because-of-winn-dixie","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}