Project Gutenberg 2019-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 204 Hutchens, Paul 1902 1977 Watermelon Mystery at Sugar Creek Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Sue Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Watermelon Mystery at Sugar Creek" by Paul Hutchens is a children's novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Bill Collins, who is excited about the prize watermelon he has grown and is distraught when it is stolen from his family's truck patch. The plot promises adventure and mystery as Bill and his friends, including Poetry and Dragonfly, navigate the challenges presented by this theft. At the start of the book, Bill recounts his fondness for his watermelon, named Ida, and his concerns about it being taken. He experiences a mix of pride and frustration as he works hard to nurture Ida, only to have her stolen, triggering a series of escapades with his friends. As the stolen watermelon incident unfolds, intriguing elements are introduced, including a gang of girls, a mysterious thief, and a potential connection to a recent supermarket burglary. These elements set up a whimsical yet thrilling adventure as the characters confront both the mystery of the theft and the complexities of their youthful world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Robbers and outlaws -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure 255869 2025-06-23T10:54:48.614097 text/html 256265 2019-01-05T21:06:26 text/html 416939 2025-06-23T10:54:53.923041 application/epub+zip 433510 2025-06-23T10:54:49.706098 application/epub+zip 178886 2025-06-23T10:54:49.087086 application/epub+zip 495376 2025-06-23T10:54:57.178062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378332 2025-06-23T10:54:53.446043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234101 2022-09-26T15:38:41.629317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232951 2025-06-23T10:54:48.169143 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233130 2019-01-05T21:06:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18695 2025-06-23T10:54:57.338027 application/rdf+xml 34333 2025-06-23T10:54:49.178071 image/jpeg 5037 2025-06-23T10:54:49.131064 image/jpeg 84924 2019-01-05T21:06:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 399183 2019-01-05T21:06:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 399542 2025-06-23T10:54:48.649051 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia