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Author: Kate DiCamillo
First Publication Date: 2000

Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763607762
Grade Level: Grades 3-5
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Book Brief: 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.

Because of Winn-Dixie has won the following29 awards. An Award Winner in Literature for Students
Institution Awards
1. John Newbery Medal Library Service to Children, a Division of the American Library Association, 2001, Honor Book
Children's Choice Awards
1. Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Award, 2001-2002, Grades 3-4
2. Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award (formerly Arizona Young Readers Award), 2003, Grades 4-6
3. Arkansas Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, 2002-2003, Grades 4-6
4. California Young Readers' Medal, 2003, Intermediate
5. Connecticut Nutmeg Children's Book Award, 2003, Grades 4-6
6. Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, 2002, Grades 3-5
7. Hawaii Nene Award, 2005, Grades 4-6
8. Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award, 2003, Grades 4-6
9. Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award, 2003, Grades 3-5
10. Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, 2003, Honor Book, Grades 3-5
11. Maine Student Book Award, 2001-2002, Grades 4-8
12. Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2001-2002, Grades 4-6
13. Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2002, Grades 4-6
14. Missouri Mark Twain Book Award, 2003, Grades 4-8
15. Nebraska Golden Sower Award, 2003, Intermediate
16. New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award, 2001-02, Grades 4-6
17. New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award, 2003, Children
18. New York Charlotte Award, 2002, Intermediate
19. Oklahoma Children's Sequoyah Book Award and Young Adult Sequoyah Book Award, 2003, Children
20. Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award (Includes Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington), 2004, Junior
21. South Dakota Prairie Pasque Award, 2003, Grades 4-6
22. Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award, 2002-2003, Grades 4-6
23. Texas Bluebonnet Award, 2002, Grades 3-6
24. Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, 2002, Grades 4-8
25. Virginia Readers Choice, 2002-2003, Elementary
26. Washington The Sasquatch Reading Award, 2003, Grades 4-8
27. Wisconsin WEMA Golden Archer Award, 2003, Intermediate
28. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Book Award, 2002, Grades 4-6, 2nd Runner Up

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