Sugar Creek Gang
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
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".
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The Sugar Creek Gang discover a bear family and have to be careful not to get too close.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The last swim of the summer ends miserably for the Sugar Creek Gang when someone steals Little Jim's pet baby bear. The search for the missing bear cub takes the gang through the woods to Old Man Paddler's cabin. When winter arrives, the boys return to the cabin, where they receive a startling surprise. Join the gang as they discover the power of prayer.
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Series
Sugar Creek Gang volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The gang has trouble on the water as Bill, Circus and Little Jim are caught in a flood of Sugar Creek, then Poetry, Dragonfly and Bill are canoeing on Pass Lake, Minnesota when a big storm hits.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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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, and an elevated train ride.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
Neither the return of Big Bob Till, Dragonfly's report that his mother saw a ghost, nor a mysterious note warning that a cave is haunted will keep the gang from spending a night alone there.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The boys go on a hunting trip with hopes of catching a raccoon only to cross paths with a wanted criminal.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The Sugar Creek Gang befriend an old man and end up going to an island to visit his twin brother.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The Sugar Creek Gang's school gets a new teacher—a man. And that spells trouble. When their old teacher shows up to surprise them with a midday sleigh ride, things start looking up for the boys. Until Bill Collins throws a snowball that accidently hits Mr. Black, the new teacher. Learn the importance of self-sacrifice as Little Jim offers to take Bill's punishment, even though he doesn't deserve it.
The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles...
The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles...
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
"Someone knocks Bill Collins into a snowdrift and steals his suitcase when he goes to spend the night with Poetry. When the boys track the footprints in the snow, they make an amazing discovery. And a penmanship test helps to solve another mystery (the mystery of who's been sending the mean notes received by Bill and Mr. Black). Find out with the gang how important it is to love and befriend those who hurt us." -- Amazon.com.
11) Teacher trouble
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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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.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
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.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 13
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English
Description
Could the mysterious man wandering around the Indian cemetery at night with a tackle box have anything to do with the kidnapped Ostberg girl?
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 14
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A mysterious note in invisible ink leads the Sugar Creek Gang on a hunt for buried treasure. Is the key to the treasure in the weathered log house, or is it in the icehouse? Will the gang have a run-in with the accomplice to the Ostberg kidnapping?
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 15
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
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, 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 and see how...
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 16
Language
English
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The Sugar Creek gang captures kidnappers and recovers stolen fortunes.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 17
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
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, TheSugar 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 and see...
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 18
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The Sugar Creek gang captures kidnappers and recovers stolen fortunes.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 19
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
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On a dark summer night, the Sugar Creek Gang stumbles across a woman digging a hole in an abandoned cemetery. Investigate with the gang as they get to the bottom of the mysterious holes that keep appearing in the fields. Discover the important role that Bill Collins' little sister, Charlotte Ann, plays in solving the mystery. In the end, you'll discover with the gang that "all things work together for good to them that love God". The Sugar Creek...
20) The bull-fighter
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 20
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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10,080 minutes fly fast when Bill's cousin, Wally, and his copper-colored dog, Alexander, come for a visit. Alexander manages to tangle with all kinds of wildlife from skunks and snapping turtles to a giant red bull. A late night visit from some mysterious strangers leads to a priceless gift for Wally. Come along with the Sugar Creek Gang and you'll learn that following Jesus is just as important for city boys as it is for country boys.The Sugar...
21) The timber wolf
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 21
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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A winter vacation for the Sugar Creek Gang at the Snow Goose Lodge is full of surprises. Old Man Paddler's nephew, Barry Boyland, introduces his fianc Jeanne, and she ends up in the middle of a blizzard before the story is over. Along the way, the gang goes ice fishing, checks traps, encounters a wolf, and chases a bear. This Sugar Creek Gang adventure will deepen your appreciation for nature as well as for the importance of a relationship with Jesus....
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 22
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Hanging the imaginary horse thief, Snaterpazooka, in the Sugar Creek Hills leads to a real-life shoot-out in Western Adventure. The adventure includes an out-of-control campfire, a horse-killing thunderstorm, and a runaway boat. As Bill Collins faces trouble with Tom Till, he remembers the sermon about ruling your spirit and being slow to anger. Learn with Bill the importance of choosing the proper boss. The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles...
23) The killer cat
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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A savage-tempered wildcat enters Sugar Creek territory and stirs up lots of trouble. Before the adventure ends, the wildcat kills many prized animals. Bill Collins spends part of the time home alone with only God and his Savage .22 rifle to protect him. In the end, an unlikely hero saves Little Jim from certain tragedy. Follow the Sugar Creek Gang as they walk Jesus' narrow trail and try to avoid the "rabbit trails" that tempt them away. The Sugar...
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 24
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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The Sugar Creek Gang heads west for the Aspen Music Festival in the beautiful Colorado Rockies. They enjoy a world class rodeo, and they even get to meet the famous rodeo cowboy, Cranberry Jones. A scenic, chair-lift ride leads to the solution of a missing woman mystery. Witness with the Sugar Creek Gang God's ability to turn tragedy into triumph when people surrender their lives to Him. The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles the faith-building...
25) The ghost dog
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 25
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
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.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 26
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English
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The gang befriends the Fenwicks, missionaries to Costa Rica who are spending a month at Sugar Creek enjoying fishing and their motorboat, the Vida Eterna, while giving Mr. Fenwick's ailing heart a rest.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 27
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Poetry, Dragonfly and Bill decide to earn money selling frogs legs, but have a property dispute with two motorcyclists who have been terrorizing the town, and find themselves held hostage in Old Man Paddler's cabin.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 28
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
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The theft of Bill's prize watermelon is just the first crime the gang get involved in one hot summer.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 29
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
As the gang prepares for a father-son dinner on Halloween night, thieves are at large in Sugar Creek, taking everything from trapped muskrats to Bill's family's truck.
30) The blue cow
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 30
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
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From the biggest fish ever to swim in Sugar Creek to a stampeding blue cow, the gang enjoys a spring filled with unusual animal adventures.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 31
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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When a mysterious stranger takes up residence in the treehouse they've just built, Bill and the gang learn a lesson about racism.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 32
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
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.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 33
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
An innocent game of softball nearly turns fatal when Bill's little sister follows him too close to the beehives.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 34
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
When a sudden rainstorm leads the gang to seek shelter in a "haunted house," they inadvertently revive an old mystery that had almost been forgotten in Sugar Creek.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 35
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
A red shoe at the edge of the muskrat pond leads Bill and the gang to a runaway girl who needs their help.
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Sugar Creek Gang volume 36
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
When Little Jim's Herford calf disappears, the gang will do just about anything to get it back.