Because of Winn Dixie
This is the name of the dog Opal finds in the grocery store.
What is Winn-Dixie?
This is the place Steven keeps finishing in competitions.
What is second place?
This is the country where the story takes place.
What is Haiti?
This is what Elizabeth wears after the dragon burns her clothes.
What is a paper bag?
This is the item Cinderella leaves behind at the ball.
What is a glass slipper?
This character becomes Opal's friend and shares stories about her past mistakes.
Who is Gloria Dump?
This is the name of the boy Steven is always competing against?
Who is Jeffrey?
This is something important to the main character about their home.
What is family (Or culture/love for home)?
This is how Elizabeth defeats the dragon.
What is she tricks him into getting tired?
This is one way Winn-Dixie helps Opal make new friends in the story.
What is he brings people together / helps her meets others?
This is how Steven feels about always coming in second place.
What is jealous or furstrated?
This is one challenge the main character faces living in Haiti.
What is earthquakes?
This is why the dragon is defeated by Elizabeth's plan.
What is he becomes too tired to fight?
What is it disappears / turns back into rags?
THis is how Opal changes from the beginning to the end of the story.
What is she becomes more open and makes friends?
This is the lesson Steven learns about winning and losing.
What is doing your best is more important that winning?
This is why the main character still loves their home despite challenges.
What is because family, culture, and connection?
This is what Prince Ronald's reaction at the end shows about his characters.
What is he is rude, selfish, or not kind?
This is a character trait Cinderella shows throughout the story that leads to her happy ending.
What is kindness?
This is the theme of the story, supported by how Opal builds relationships throughout the book.
What is open hearted?
This is how Steven's thinking changes from the beginning to the of the story.
What is he goes from caring only about winning to valuing effort and attitude?
This is a theme of the story shown through the character's experiences and feelings about home.
What is resilience or pride in one's home/culture?
This is the message the author send by having Elizabeth leave Prince Ronald at the end.
What is you should choose someone who doesn't respect you?
This is how Cinderella shows inner strength even before here life changes.
What is she stays kind and hopeful despite being treated poorly?