Because of Winn-Dixie

by Kate DiCamillo

“Did the whiskey and beer and wine, did they make you do the bad things that are ghosts now?” “Some of them,” said Gloria Dump. “Some of them I would’ve done anyway, with alcohol or without it. Before I learned.” “Learned what?” “Learned what is the most important thing.” “What’s that?” I asked her. “It’s different for everyone,” she said. “You find out on your own.