Chapter 2 Summary

This particular summer, the summer Opal finds Winn-Dixie, happens to be the time when she and her father, the Preacher, move to Naomi, Florida. The Preacher, as Opal likes to call him, is the new minister at the Open Arms Baptist Church of Naomi.

As Opal walks home with Winn-Dixie, she tells him the story of her life, including how she and the Preacher have just moved to Naomi and that he is a good man. She confesses to being a little concerned about whether Winn-Dixie can live with her, but because he seems to be one who is "less fortunate" and just the sort the Preacher always tries to help, she's willing to give it a try.

Opal and Winn-Dixie arrive at The Friendly Corners Trailer Park where she lives with the Preacher. Because this is an "adult" trailer park, loud noises...