#75 in Middle grade
Because of Winn-Dixie
- 182
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Because of Winn-Dixie” is a short, warm-hearted children’s novel about a ten-year-old girl, her dog and the friends she makes because of him. Some readers praise how gently it deals with grief and how lightly it carries its lessons. Easy enough for a child to read alone, it is also one that more than one adult has kept to pass on to their own children.
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About the book
Because of Winn-Dixie is a children's novel written by American author Kate DiCamillo published in the year 2000. It was adapted as a 2005 family film directed by Wayne Wang, produced by Walden Media and Twentieth Century Fox, and starring AnnaSophia Robb as Opal Buloni.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 322 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 69% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 100 | 31% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 222 | 69% |
Frequently asked
What age is Because of Winn-Dixie for?
Because of Winn-Dixie sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 182 pages — shorter than 79% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
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