Chapters 19-26

The end of the book has come.

The end of the book is mostly about getting all of Opal's friends together for a party. Opal got the idea from reading Gone With the Wind. Opal and Gloria worked out all the details, and Opal even convinced the preacher to come.

As I got closer to the end of the book, I started to get worried because I really thought something sad was going to happen. And it did. At the party it started to rain, and everyone had to rush to get inside, everyone was so worried about protecting the food that they forgot about Winn Dixie. As soon as Opal discovered that Winn Dixie was missing, her and her father went searching for the dog. They looked all over town and could not find Winn Dixie, Opal was in tears. The preacher told Opal they needed to go back to the house, Opal reluctantly gave in. When they got back to the house, everyone was happy and singing songs, when Opal got inside she discovered that Winn Dixie had never left the house, he just hid really well.

The book ends with everyone singing and everyone happy.