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The Sugar Creek Gang
The Sugar Creek Gang: The Swamp Robber
AuthorPaul Hutchens
Cover artistDon (last name unknown)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's Fiction
PublisherMoody Press
Published1940
Media typeReading

The Sugar Creek Gang is a series of 36 Christian themed children's literature books written by Paul Hutchens.[1] The original series are set in Sugar Creek, Indiana, based upon the formative years of his six brothers and chronicle adventure situations told from a faith-based didactic perspective.[1][2] The first book The Sugar Creek Gang was published in 1940 and the final installment, The Brown Box Mystery, appearing in 1970.[3] During the 1950s, Hutchens received oral and written feedback from his readers "that they practically grew up on Sugar Creek books as their main reading diet during juvenile days."[4] In 2001, Pauline Hutchens Wilson took over her father's books with the release of "The Case of the Red Hot Possum" as the first book in "The New Sugar Creek Gang" series.[5][6]

Series description

"The Sugar Creek Gang" series is popular in evangelical Christian homes, appears on grade school reading lists and remains in print with several editions ranking in the Amazon.com's top 100 books.[7] According to Moody Publishing, the original series sold over three million print copies.[1] The books are available in DVD,CD and audio versions, and were broadcast as radio dramatizations.[2][8]

In 2004, the stories were made into a series of movies, directed by Joy Chapman and Owen Smith.[1]

The gang

"The Sugar Creek Gang" consists of six children and later, an additional member was introduced. The group listing is:

Bill
Bill Collins is the narrator of the series. He has red hair and freckles, and is 10 years of age in the first book. Bill is one of two members of the gang to have no nickname. His best friend is Poetry, and he is a single child at first, but later has a little sister named Charlotte Ann. His father, (Theodore Collins) is a farmer, but Bill wants to be a doctor when he grows up.
Poetry (Leslie Thompson)
Poetry is sometimes called "the barrel-shaped member of the gang" because he is very chubby. He always boasts about his detective abilities, and usually has a tent pitched in his backyard. His nickname is "Poetry", because he has memorized so many poems, he can quote one for most any situation.
Dragonfly (Roy Gilbert)
Dragonfly is the skinniest and most allergic member of the gang. He usually sees things that are not there at all, or are there before the rest of the gang does. He is nicknamed "Dragonfly" because dragonflys have big eyes. He is also superstitious, probably because his mother is.
Little Jim (Jim Foote)
Little Jim is the youngest member of the gang,and he carries around a walking stick that he carved to look like a candy cane. He is a very good christian, and also an excellent piano player!
Circus (Dan Browne)
Circus has a beautiful singing voice, and has five sisters! His is nicknamed "Circus" because he has amazing athletic abillities, and can't resist climbing a tree or doing a cartwheel. His dad used to drink and was not a christian, but after a Black Widow bit him, he changed his ways, and never had beer again.
Big Jim
Big Jim is the leader of the gang, and is several years older than the rest of the gang. He grew up somewhere besides Sugar Creek, and was in boy scouts. He uses the skills he learned in boy scouts to lead the gang well.
Tom
Tom Till is the newest member of the gang and the second member (after Bill) to have no nickname. He also looks a lot like Bill (for example, he also has red hair). He has a mean brother named Bob, an also very mean father (John Till), and a very sweet mother. (He used to be in a mean gang of boys with his brother Bob, but later switched sides).

The New Sugar Creek Gang

"The New Sugar Creek Gang" is a six book series written by Pauline Hutchens Wilson,[5][6] who is the daughter of the original author, and Sandy Dengler. The "new gang" consists of five members: Bits, Tiny, Les, Lynn, and Mike.

Reading lists

"The Sugar Creek Gang" appears on the following reading lists:

Original series bibliography

# Title Original Title First Published Notes
1 The Swamp Robber The Sugar Creek Gang 1940
2 The Killer Bear We Killed A Bear 1940
3 The Winter Rescue Further Adventures of the Sugar Creek Gang 1940
4 The Lost Campers The Sugar Creek Gang Goes Camping 1941
5 The Chicago Adventure The Sugar Creek Gang in Chicago 1941
6 The Secret Hideout The Sugar Creek Gang in School 1942

References

  1. ^ a b c d Brett, Jennifer (14 November 2004). "Sunny films bring young talent to light", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. JJ1.
  2. ^ a b Young, Hal (2010). "Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys". Google books. Great Waters Press. p. 43. Retrieved 7 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "The Sugar Creek Gang: The Books". Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Sugar Creek Books Help Raise Young America". Google News Archive. Spartanburg Herald-Journal. November 29, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Wilson, Pauline Hutchens [WorldCat Identities]". WorldCat. worldcat.org. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Juvenile Series and Sequels: Title: New Sugar Creek Gang, The - MCPL". Mid-Continent Public Library. mcpl.lib.mo.us. July 8, 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  7. ^ "Sugar Creek Gang Books 1-6 Set (The Swamp Robber/The Killer Bear/The Winter Rescue/The Lost Campers". Amazon.com. amazon.com. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  8. ^ Cohen, Charles Lloyd (2008). "Religion and the culture of print in modern America". Google books. University of Wisconsin Press. Retrieved 7 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "ATN-reading-lists - Christian paperback series". ATN Reading Lists. atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  10. ^ Summer Reading 2005.pdf "Cherokee Christian Schools 2005 Summer Reading List" (PDF). Cherokee Christian Academy. cherokeechristian.org. Retrieved 6 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  11. ^ "Community Christian School 2010 Elementary Summer Reading List" (PDF). Community Christian School (Georgia). communitychristianschool.net. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  12. ^ "Classical Literature Reading List Third Through Fifth Grade" (PDF). Concord Christian. concordchristian.org. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  13. ^ Summer Reading List(1).doc "Suggested Summer Reading List". Delaware Christian School. dcschool.org. Retrieved 7 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  14. ^ "HCA Summer Reading List – K5" (PDF). Highlands Christian Academy. highlandschristian.org. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  15. ^ "2010 5th Grade Summer Reading List" (PDF). NFL Church. nflchurch.com. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  16. ^ "4th Grade Reading List 2010-2011" (PDF). Summit Eagles. summiteagles.org. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
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