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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.Tags
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The Sugar Creek Gang's adventure in Chicago is full of ups and downs, starting with an airplane ride over a storm. Their whirlwind city visit includes escalator rides, museum visits, rescue mission ministry, performing on the radio at Moody Bible Institute, and an elevated train ride. A fight between Big Jim and Bob Till lands one of them in the hospital in critical condition. Step up with the Sugar Creek Gang as they learn again that the only way to heaven is through Jesus.
Original title "The Chicago Adventure," book #5
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Author Paul Hutchens was born on April 7, 1902 in Thorntown, Indiana. He grew up in Sugar Creek Township near Thorntown, Indiana. As a child, he attended a one room country school. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute, became an evangelist, and was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1925. While recovering from tuberculosis, he began writing and show more published the first Sugar Creek Gang book in 1939. He was best known as the author of this series with a total of 36 Christian-themed fictional books about the adventures of this group of children called"The Sugar Creek Gang". These books were popular in evangelical Christian homes and remain in print, along with CD and audio versions. He also wrote 21 books for adults. He died on January 23,1977 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Chicago Adventure
- Original title
- The Sugar Creek Gang in Chicago
- Original publication date
- 1941
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- ASINs
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