The last swim of the summer ends miserably for the Sugar Creek Gang when someone steals Little Jim's pet baby bear. The search for the missing bear takes the gang through the woods to Old Man Paddler's cabin. When winter arrives, the boys return to the cabin, where they receive a startling surprise.
The Sugar Creek Gang, a group of courageous Christian boys, notices a woman digging in an abandoned cemetery, and decides to investigate whether her actions have anything to do with the mysterious holes that keep appearing in the fields.