Leonard is an ultra marathoner who found and befriended the stray dog during a race in China’s brutal Gobi Desert in 2016, only to have the dog go missing in a Chinese city before it could head home with him to Edinburgh, Scotland.

“I really like that dog, and how much the man traveled to find her,” said Mojica, who went home with her own signed copy of the book after winning a raffle. She also got to pet and pose for pictures with the Chihuahua/Shih Tzu mix. So Mojica, who like Gobi is 8, and her mom, Rafaela Gomez of Reading, stuck around to hear Leonard tell their incredible story. Instead of just lending her the bestseller “Finding Gobi, The True Story of One Little Dog’s Big Journey” that she came for, the library staff told her that they were hosting a presentation by the author, Dion Leonard, and that Gobi was there with him. Finding Gobi is the ultimate story of hope, of resilience and of friendship, proving once again, that dogs really are 'man's best friend.Zoey Mojica came to the Reading Public Library’s main branch Saturday looking to borrow a book, but she found something much better. This was the start of a journey neither of them would ever forget with a roller coaster ride of drama, grief, heartbreak, joy and love that changed their lives forever. Although Dion did not finish first, he felt he had won something far greater and promised to bring Gobi back to the UK for good to become a new addition to his family. In the past he had always focused on winning and being the best, but his goal now was simply to make sure that his new friend was safe, nourished and hydrated. As Dion witnessed the incredible determination of this small animal, he felt something change within himself. The lovable pup, who earned the name 'Gobi', proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart, as she went step for step with Dion over the treacherous Tian Shan Mountains, managing to keep pace with him for nearly 80 miles.

In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the Gobi Desert. THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLER Like A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide.

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