Paul Hutchens (April 7, 1902,
Thorntown, Indiana
Thorntown is a town in Sugar Creek Township, Boone County, Indiana. The population was 1,520 at the time of the 2010 census. Thorntown is located in northwestern Boone County, about halfway between Lafayette and Indianapolis.
History
The first p ...
– January 23, 1977,
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) was an American author. In addition to writing
The Sugar Creek Gang
Sugar Creek Gang is a series of 36 Christian-themed children's literature books written by Paul Hutchens.Brett, Jennifer (14 November 2004). "Sunny films bring young talent to light", ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', p. JJ1. The original ser ...
, 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
Moody Bible Institute (MBI) is a private evangelical Christian Bible college founded in the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, US by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. Historically, MBI has maintained positions that have i ...
. The Sugar Creek Gang books have been popular in
evangelical Christian
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual exper ...
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
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company is a religious publishing house based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1911 by Dutch American William B. Eerdmans (November 4, 1882 – April 1966) and still independently owned with William's daughte ...
, and later reprinted by other publishers such as Van Kampen Press and
Moody Press
Moody Bible Institute (MBI) is a private evangelical Christian Bible college founded in the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, US by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. Historically, MBI has maintained positions that have i ...
.
Bibliography
*Romance of Fire (1934)
*This Way Out
*A Song Forever (1936)
*The Last First (1936)
*The Voice (1937)
*This Is Life
*Mastering Marcus (1938)
*Yesterday's Rain (1938)
*Shafted Sunlight
*Windblown (1942)
*Blaze Start
*The Vision (1942)
*Cup of Cold Water
*Eclipse
*When God Says No
*Morning Flight (1944)
*A Song Forever (1945)
*How to Meet Your Troubles
*Uninterrupted Sky (1949)
*Morning Light (1952)
*Cup of Cold Water (1952)
*The Mystery of the Marsh (1956)
*Yours for Four Years (1954)
*East of the Shadow
*My Life and I (autobiography) (1962)
The Sugar Creek Gang series
*Battle of the Bees
*Blue Cow
*Brown Box Mystery
*Bull Fighter
*Cemetery Vandals
*Chicago Adventure
*Colorado Kidnapping
*Ghost Dog
*Green Tent Mystery
*Haunted House
*Indian Cemetery
*Killer Bear
*Killer Cat
*Locked in the Attic
*Lost Camper
*Lost in the Blizzard
*Mystery Cave
*Mystery Thief
*On the Mexican Border
*One Stormy Day
*Palm Tree Manhunt
*Runaway Rescue
*Screams in the Night
*Secret Hideout
*Swamp Robber
*Teacher Trouble
*Thousand Dollar Fish
*Timber Wolf
*Trapline Thief
*Treasure Hunt
*Tree House Mystery
*Watermelon Mystery
*Western Adventure
*White Boat Rescue
*Winter Rescue
Jeanie series
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*It All Began With Jeanie
*The Trouble With Jeanie
*Terror On The Mountain
References
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People from Thorntown, Indiana
Writers from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Writers from Indiana
1902 births
1977 deaths