I absolutely loved this book. I sat in the library and read all but the last 5 pages because my ride was leaving. I loved how Opal was able to meet lonely people when she was lonely in the town herself. It made me sad to see that Opal didn't have a very good relationship with her father to the point where she didn't even call him Dad. I was able to relate to this part of the book because my relationship with my father isn't that great but I do call him Dad. There are so many different life lessons in this story but the one that stood out the most was that you shouldn't form opinions about someone until you really know who they are. I have seen myself forming opinions about people before when I don't know very much about them. I could see the 4 stances readers assume as I read this book. In the beginning I wanted to know about Opal and who she was. The more I read the more I became absorbed in the story and felt like I was a part of it. I was also able to reflect on my own life with this story. Like I said my relationship with my father isn't that great and I have caught myself forming opinions about people before I really know them. I could also relate to when Winn Dixie got scared from the storms. My grandparents live behind me and their dog is afraid of fireworks. Everytime there are fireworks their dog goes crazy and they have to lock him in the basement. In the end I could see myself being reinfored for the lesson that I shouldn't form opinions about someone and that I need to reach out to lonely people.