The Sugar Creek Gang Goes North

"The Sugar Creek Gang Goes North" by Paul Hutchens is a children's adventure novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows a group of boys—collectively known as the Sugar Creek Gang—as they embark on an exciting camping trip to the North, aiming to reconnect with a little Indian boy named Snow-in-the-face and to uncover a mystery involving a kidnapping that stirs up their adventurous spirits. At the start of the story, the narrator, Bill Collins, reminisces about previous camping adventures with the gang, particularly their encounter with Snow-in-the-face and his brother, Eagle Eye. This new journey begins with a startling letter leading them on a quest, the excitement building quickly as they discuss their memories and the thrilling possibility of returning to the North. The opening chapters set the stage for mystery and adventure, hinting at both the fun and the dangers that await them, such as the unexpected kidnapping mystery that draws the boys into a web of suspense and teamwork. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Paul Hutchens was an American author. In addition to writing The Sugar Creek Gang, a series of 36 Christian-themed juvenile fiction 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 have also been dramatized on the radio, and in 2004, the stories were made into a series of movies, directed by Joy Chapman and Owen Smith. His books were originally published by Wm. B. Eerdmans, and later reprinted by other publishers such as Van Kampen Press and Moody Press.