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Winn-Dixie Characters Word Search printable puzzle sheet, 15 hidden words

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Free Because of Winn-Dixie Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

In Kate DiCamillo’s Because of Winn-Dixie, ten-year-old OPAL adopts a scruffy stray in a grocery store and names him WINN DIXIE. Through him she makes friends all over the small Florida town of NAOMI, and this free word search hides every one: her father, the PREACHER; GLORIA DUMP and her BOTTLE TREE; MISS FRANNY, the librarian; OTIS from the pet shop and GERTRUDE the parrot; AMANDA, SWEETIE PIE, and the brothers DUNLAP and STEVIE.

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About the Because of Winn-Dixie word search

The LITMUS LOZENGE, a candy that tastes sweet and sad at once, and the PARTY that brings everyone together complete the list. Use it for a character review or as a book club warm-up. The word list runs easy-to-medium and suits readers from about 8 up. The printable PDF has an answer key on page two. More in the books and literature word searches and the reading word searches.