One of the main characters is Rip. Rip is tough and strong. Another character is Nikki. Nikki is shy, loving and sweet. The last main character is Alexander. Alexander never gives up and always keeps going even when it is difficult.
This chapter book was about snow beans that kept coming and taking over camp. They wanted to eat the "kid pops" and they wanted to make the camp a winter camp. The kids had to melt the snow monster who kept making the noise that would make the snow beans rise. They did this by having a big camp fire and never giving up.