My Appalachian Summer.: An Appalachian story about faith, family and friendship.

A Coming-of-Age Story of Faith, Family, and Finding Home

He was headed for trouble.

Growing up in Detroit, Hubert Goins knew how to survive-fast talking, quick fists, and always one step ahead of the consequences chasing him. But when one bad decision pushes him too far, his mother makes a choice that will change everything.

She sends him south.

To the hills of Appalachia.

To grandparents he barely knows.

To a life he doesn't understand.

In a place where mornings start before sunrise and days are filled with hard work, quiet conversations, and the steady rhythm of faith, Hubert begins to encounter something unfamiliar-peace.

But peace doesn't come easy.

It comes through early mornings in the barn, long days by the creek, friendships that challenge him, and a church that lives out its faith in ways he has never seen before.

And slowly, the boy who only knew how to fight begins to learn something new:

How to listen.
How to trust.
How to believe.

Set against the beauty of the Appalachian mountains, My Appalachian Summer is a powerful coming-of-age story about faith, family, and the kind of transformation that only happens when someone finally finds where they belong.