Ant, or Antonia as her parents like to call her, is different from her two perfect sisters. She dresses in camouflage and black, she isn’t into ballet, and her hair is unruly and brown instead of styled and blond. Ant feels as if she can’t do anything right, so she may as well lie about everything. It’s easier and more fun. The only things Ant seems to care about are her best friend Harrison and her tiny dog Pistachio. Before long though her lying becomes too much and starts to jeopardize things for those she cares about.
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Shortly after moving to Florida, India Opal Buloni adopts a dog she names Winn-Dixie, after the supermarket where she finds him. Winn-Dixie becomes her first true friend. Soon after, she begins to make many unusual friends who help her deal with the loss of her mother. Very sweet story.
Mrs. Spisak
Tags: dog, fiction, Florida, grief, Kate DiCamillo, realistic fiction
