One summers day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries - and comes home with a dog. Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. Its because od Winn-Dixie that Opal makes some surprisingnew friends. Its because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about their past. In fact, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie.