The Golden Retriever Who Couldn't Fetch

By Seraphina Bailey

20% of proceeds from The Golden Retriever Who Couldn't Fetch support youth mental health and development through charitable giving

When you're faced with your worst, how do you come out stronger than before?

Ten-year-old soccer player and animal enthusiast Danny Parker has always wanted to get a dog. So when he's gifted a golden retriever puppy named Juniper with a penchant for trouble, his perceptive older sister Ella already knows that for Danny, it's a dream come true.

But the siblings' plans for their new pet come to a screeching halt when Danny, Juniper, and Ella get in an accident with a coyote. Suddenly, Juniper is trapped in a cast and plagued by nightmares, Danny struggles with guilt, and Ella feels like her brother is drifting apart from her and their family. The accident is bringing out the most vulnerable parts of Ella's family, and it's going to take all of Ella and Danny's perseverance, wits, and sibling bond to get through it together.

Told from both Ella and Danny's perspectives, The Golden Retriever Who Couldn't Fetch is a heartwarming, thoughtful novel by debut author Seraphina Bailey about resilience, the power of family, and discovering that sometimes, our greatest strength comes from choosing to rely on those beside us.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQGXJ591
• ISBN13: 9798218779313
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Wild Raspberry Books
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7