Paul Hutchens
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Description
Paul Hutchens (April 7, 1902, Thorntown, Indiana – January 23, 1977, Colorado Springs, Colorado) was an American author. In addition to writing The Sugar Creek Gang, a series of 36 Christian-themed juvenile fictional books about the adventures of a group of young boys, he also wrote numerous adult fiction books, many with a romance theme. The author was a graduate of Moody Bible Institute. The Sugar Creek Gang books have been popular in evangelical Christian homes and have remained in print through multiple format and cover art changes. The books were also dramatized on the radio. His books were originally published by WM B. Eerdmans, and later reprinted by other publishers such as Van Kampen Press and Moody Press. : "Wikipedia"
Books
Teacher trouble
The gang learns some lessons about honesty and respect when they are framed for some mischief aimed at the new school teacher for which they are not responsible.
Screams in the night
The gang returns to Pass Lake, Minnesota, where they try to help find out why a kidnapped girl has not been returned even though the ransom has been paid.
The cemetery vandals
The gang tries to track down vandals that have chopped a hole in the bottom of their rowboat, defaced Mrs. Padler's tombstone, and even stolen the Collins' family car with Charlotte Ann asleep in the back seat.
The Chicago adventure
Thanks to Old Man Paddler the gang is off to Chicago, where they minister at a rescue mission, perform on the radio at Moody Bible Institute, see the sights and have a run-in with Bob Till.
The ghost dog
Mysterious howling and strange lights in the middle of the night that begin exactly a month after they bury a beloved pet dog cause the gang to wonder if there is a ghost dog in the woods, and to ponder whether pets go to heaven.