From the author of The Trail, a heartwarming tale of survival and adventure featuring two best friends—a girl and her dog.

Max the puppy has fallen in love.

From the moment Emi walks into the shelter with her long black hair and bright smile, he knows she's meant to be his forever person. Emi has just come to live with her new foster family, and he can tell that she is in desperate need of a friend. After Emi adopts him, Max goes to live with her high up on a mountain homestead where he explores his new world and spends his days annoying the other family pet, a Maine coon cat named Red.

So when Emi goes missing, Max knows that it's up to him to find her, no matter where in the Maine woods she may be. Accompanied by Red, Max takes off on a journey that will challenge him with wild animals, hunger, and an impossible trail to track—but he'll never give up until his girl is safe.

This heartwarming tale of survival and friendship by Meika Hashimoto, the author of The Trail, is Homeward Bound for a new generation.