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The tales and travels of the Sugar Creek Gang have passed the test of time, delighting young readers for more than fifty years. Great mysteries with a message for kids, The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles the faith-building adventures of a group of fun-loving, courageous Christian boys. Your kids will be thrilled, chilled, and inspired to grow as they follow the legendary escapades of Bill Collins, Dragonfly, and the rest of the gang as they struggle with the application of their show more Christian faith to the adventure of life. In this book, the Sugar Creek Gang discovers a "disguise" hidden in an old tree. Does it belong to the bank robber hiding in the swamp? A mysterious map hidden near the tree proves to be even more exciting than the disguise. Before the adventure ends, the gang encounters the robber, helps Bill Collins welcome a new baby sister, and saves the victim of a black widow spider bite. Join the gang as they learn the lesson of sowing and reaping. show lessTags
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William Jasper "Bill" Collins and his five friends are growing up in a small rural town. Bill and his friend Roy "Dragonfly" Gilbert discover a hidden disguise while out fishing one summer afternoon. The next day, police report a bank robber on the loose and possibly in the area. Bill and Dragonfly get together with their Sugar Creek Gang--Little Jimmy Foote, Big Jim, Leslie "Poetry" Thompson, and Daniel "Circus" Browne--to discuss what they can do about it. Mix in a missing old man from the hills, his long-lost nephew, and the resident drunk and it adds up to quite an adventure for a group of boys, all but one under the age of twelve.
Overall, this is a fun and easy read. I realize this is a Christian book, but still I think it weighs show more a little heavy on the preachy side. I would recommend The Swamp Robber by Paul Hutchens to any of my friends with boys or girls ages 8-12. show less
Overall, this is a fun and easy read. I realize this is a Christian book, but still I think it weighs show more a little heavy on the preachy side. I would recommend The Swamp Robber by Paul Hutchens to any of my friends with boys or girls ages 8-12. show less
The Sugar Creek Gang discovers a "disguise" hidden in a old tree. Does it belong to the bank robber hiding in the swamp? A mysterious map hidden near the tree proves to be even more exciting than the disguise. Before the adventure ends, the gang encounters the robber, helps Bill Collins welcome a new baby sister, and saves the victim of a black widow spider bite. Join the gang as they learn the lesson of sowing and reaping.
Series of 36 books, good to read aloud (so you can edit on the fly), OK for independent readers of 9-10 years old
Wm B Eerdmans Publishing, 1947; ninth edition; hardcover, 92 pages
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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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- Canonical title
- The Swamp Robber
- Original title
- The Sugar Creek Gang
- Original publication date
- 1940; 1952; 1997 (Rev. ed) (Rev. ed)
- People/Characters
- Bill Collins; Big Jim; Circus; Poetry; Dragonfly; Little Jim (show all 9); Wally; Harm G.; Alexander
- Important places
- Sugar Creek, Indiana
- Related movies
- Sugar Creek Gang: Swamp Robber (2004 | IMDb)
- First words
- The very thought of my city cousin coming to visit us for a whole week while his parents went on a vacation was enough to start a whirlwind in my mind.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Even though I had to stop at the edge of the cornfield, my thoghts went sailing round and round in a little whirlwind of their own, flying higher into one of the prettiest skies I ever saw.
- Disambiguation notice
- The Swamp Robber (Original title : The Sugar Creek Gang)
Do not combine the movie with the book; different work.
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