Mother Daughter Book Club

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Mother Daughter Book Club

• Because of Winn-Dixie
• By
• Kate DiCamillo

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• Overall, what did you think of the book?
• Did you like it?
• What will you remember most about this book?

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Characters

• Who was your favorite?
• Why?
• Opal
• The Preacher
• Gloria Dump
• Stevie Dewberry and Dunlap
• Otis
• Sweetie Pie Thomas
• Miss Franny Block

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Opals Family

• What did you think about Opal father?
• Did you like the way their relationship changed
  through the story?
• What about Opals mother?
• What do you think she was like?
• Do you think she will ever come back?
• Do you think this matters as much to Opal now?

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• Cover
• What do you think about the cover?
• Is this what you pictured Opal and Winn-Dixie
  looking like?

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Kate DiCamillo

• How does Kate DiCamillo weave her own experiences
  into this story?
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Other Business

• Would you like to meet again this year?
• When would be a good time/day for our next
  meeting?