In this participatory reading, young readers are invited to read aloud the opening chapter(s) of a book and then take home a copy to continue reading at home.
The summer Opal and her father move to the small town of Naomi, Florida, she goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket and comes out with a dog—a big, ugly, suffering dog with a splendid sense of humor, whom she names after the market.