Book excerpt: Get ready for an exciting ski adventure with the Little Rippers! Brother and sister, Max and Molly Beckett, are looking forward to their annual ski weekend with their grandfather at Powderhound Mountain. But when they arrive, Grandpa tells the kids that he signed them up for the Little Rippers ski group. Max and Molly are worried about keeping up with the other Little Rippers. Wyatt is a waterskier from Florida, Jenna is a well-traveled skier from Colorado, and Chase is a know-it-all local. The group leader, Heidi, does her best to keep the kids together. But after taking a wrong turn on the slope, the Little Rippers find themselves on a mysterious adventure. Will the Little Rippers return safely to Powderhound Mountain? And will they be able to enter the Sunday Funday ski race? Join the fun as the LITTLE RIPPERS find out the meaning of friendship...both on and off the slopes!