Eleven year old Miles Carter has been counting down the days to the best tradition of his summer vacation in West Virginia: river tubing on the Greenbrier River. This year is special. Miles is finally old enough to take the longer float his older cousin always bragged about.
He is joined by four friends who each bring something different to the adventure: Tessa, a brave puzzle-solver who notices everything; Jude, the jokester whose laugh can calm any worry; Lina, the careful planner who packs the perfect snacks and safety gear; and Owen, a quiet nature lover who can identify birds by their calls. Along for the ride is Miles’s loyal dog, Copper, river obsessed mutt who thinks every splash is a personal invitation.
In the end, their tubing trip becomes a story they will tell for years, not because everything went perfectly, but because they discovered the true treasure of the Greenbrier River: friendship that holds steady like a strong current, carrying you safely home.
