The Dog Who Wouldn't Go Home

Twelve-year-old Brynn Walker isn’t ready to leave Vernal. Her best friends, Tessa and Max, are there, along with her favorite places and a hundred ordinary things she never thought she’d miss. She has one last outing planned—a familiar walk, their usual snacks, and a photograph with her white husky, Rex. But even saying goodbye refuses to go according to plan.

Moab means her dad’s new job, a house full of boxes, and streets where Brynn doesn’t know anyone. The red cliffs are beautiful. She’s annoyed to notice.

Then she meets Tucker, a scruffy dog who keeps returning to his old house. Brynn thinks she understands. If she could walk back to her old life, wouldn’t she try too?

But Tucker isn’t waiting at the door. His attention stays fixed on an old shed—and Brynn begins to suspect that missing home is only part of his story.

With Rex beside her, Brynn follows the clues toward an unexpected discovery, new friendships, and her first Moab mystery.

Warm, funny, and full of heart, The Dog Who Wouldn’t Go Home is a Brynn Walker prequel about difficult goodbyes, the friends we keep, and the adventures waiting somewhere new.