Characters
A girl who loves dogs
Sweetie Pie Thomas
why does Opals father let her keep Winn Dixie?
Because he wants Opal to be happy
to cause to feel scared
Terrorize
to play an instrument by running the fingers in a light way across the strings
Strum
A meal to which everyone brings a dish to share
Potluck
A librarian who tells Opal stories
Miss Franny Block
Because of the lightning
to feel lucky, blessed, successful
Fortunate
Not stable or secure
Teeter
Two things that are alike in almost every way.
Identical
Two brothers who tease Opal
Stevie and Dunlap Dewberry
Why does Amanda Wilkinson Always looked "Pinched Faced"?
She is sad/grieving her little brothers passing
Suffering from sadness or depression
Melancholy
Kept inside, or kept in a place that is too small
Cooped Up
A small piece of hard candy
Lozenge
Pet store worker
Otis
why does the Dewberry brothers like to aggravate Opal
They want her to notice them
To have in mind as something to do
Intend
To breathe in a noisy way, usually from congestion
Snuffle
One of the parts in which something is paid, or supplied at regular intervals.
Installment
An elderly woman who becomes Opals friend
Gloria Dump
Why does Gloria Dump have a tree of glass bottles
it's her mistake tree
to keep the "ghosts of all the things she's done wrong away"
A sense of one's own value that is too high
Pride
an action that is not direct, it is caused by something, but not directly.
Roundabout
A group of stars in the sky that creates something
Constellation