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𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙣-𝘿𝙞𝙭𝙞𝙚《傻狗溫迪客》
by Kate DiCamillo
【調皮善意的流浪狗，化身療癒心靈吉祥物】
歐寶3歲時媽媽離家出走後，便由擔任牧師的父親獨自照顧她。四處搬家的他們在歐寶10歲時落腳於佛羅里達州的納歐米小鎮。總是感到孤單寂寞的歐寶某天看到一隻正在大鬧超市的狗狗，為了不讓這隻流浪狗被動物收容所抓走，她聲稱這是她的狗，並以超市名字偉恩狄克西(Winn-Dixie)幫牠命名且收養了牠。
自從有了偉恩狄克西的陪伴，歐寶無聊的生活出現了極大的轉變，陪伴偉恩狄克西出門的她，因而陸續與這座小鎮裡愛看書的圖書館員工佛蘭妮(Franny)，熱愛音樂的寵物店店員奧提斯(Otis )，還有行為怪異的失明老婦人葛洛莉亞(Gloria) 成為好朋友。為了幫助鎮民之間感情更為融洽，歐寶決定為這座小鎮舉辦一個派對，此時突然下起雷雨，害怕雷聲的偉恩狄克西因而慌張走失，在找尋牠的過程中，歐寶和爸爸起了爭執，卻也解開歐寶的媽媽離家出走所造成父女間長年以來的心結，最後偉恩狄克西也循著音樂聲回到派對，大家開心團聚在一起。
Because of Winn-Dixie，如本書名，大家內心存在的糾結，全都托這隻討喜又愛搗蛋的狗狗偉恩狄克西的福，找到心靈上的解藥。
The classic heartwarming tale from Kate DiCamillo - now with an afterword from the beloved author, reflecting on 20 years in print
One summer's day, 10-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries - and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It's because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it's because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie.
This updated edition of Kate DiCamillo's classic novel invites listeners to make themselves at home - whether they're experiencing the book for the first time or returning to an old favorite.
書末收錄作者 Kate DiCamillo 的後記、閱讀思考問題
