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3	Children's book, radio, and DVD series about a group of kids who live near Sugar Creek in Indiana, who solve mysteries and go on adventures. Originally started in 1939, and still sold today. Very Christian in theme, with many overt references to Jesus, the Bible, and (the Christian) God coming from the characters' dialog and internal monologue. Despite that, the actual stories themselves are a mix between SliceOfLife and "Literature/HardyBoys in a rural setting" than anything else, and play out like kids' adventures that just happen to have lots of Christian references.
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5	The Christian references are toned down considerably in the movies, to make them less preachy and more enjoyable to a general non-Christian audience.
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7	Not to be confused with the [[Music/TheSugarhillGang Sugar ''Hill'' Gang]].
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10	!!This work contains examples of:
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12	%%* BraidsOfAction: Circus is seen with braided hair in all five movies.
13	%%** In the second half of the third movie, however, she lets her hair hang loose.
14	%%* DeepSouth: The setting..
15	%%* FreeRangeChildren
16	* GenderFlip: To add a girl to the cast, the movies take Circus, one of the boys in the gang, and turn him into a tomboyish girl.
17	%%* KidDetective: The gang solves one mystery per novel.
18	%%** The same goes for the movie-verse.
19	* OneOfTheBoys: Circus's character in the movies. She loves climbing trees, doesn't mind getting dirty, and can scuffle with the boys.
20	%%* SheCleansUpNicely: In the third movie, when Circus gets dressed up for the town revival.
21	%%* SiblingTeam:
22	%%** Circus and Dragonfly are twins in the movies.
23	%%** Big Bob and Tom Till, at least until Tom switches alliances.
24	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Circus in the movie series is the only girl in the gang.
25	%%* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Circus doesn't seem to mind wearing a frilly, bright pink dress in the third movie.

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