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  • The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Totem Faces
    Jerry West
    This story finds the Hollister family off to Alaska with Uncle Russ and their two cousins, Teddy and Jean. Russ Hollister, a commercial artist and cartoonist, has run out of ideas and is trying to think of a new location for his comic strip characters. The children, whose interest in the Far North has been aroused by an encounter with an old man and the totem pole he brought ba...
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    11,93 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery in Skyscraper City
    Jerry West
    At a school benefit sale, Pete Hollister buys an old book about early New York tunnels. Tucked in the pages is a message written in Chinese. The only English word in it is 'Help!' The Hollisters take the mysterious note to a Chinese friend for translation and learn that the letter was written many years earlier in China by a Yuen Foo to his son in New York, but was never mailed...
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    11,85 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Scarecrow Mystery
    Jerry West
    When Mr. Hollister’s sport and toy store, The Trading Post, is robbed, his main concern is for his invention, a new type of collapsible canoe. He is therefore surprised to discover that a Geiger counter and a couple of pickaxes are the only missing items. After putting the problem of the theft in the hands of the police, the family turns to the matter of testing the canoe. An i...
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    11,90 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Ice Carnival Mystery
    Jerry West
    Gram and Gramp Hollister invite the Hollisters to visit Québec for Mardi Gras and the annual Winter Carnival. That, however, is not the only purpose of their trip. Mr. Hollister tells the children that a Christmas gift he had ordered for them has taken overlong in reaching Shoreham and, although he had wanted to keep it a secret, he is now worried about the delay. The gift was ...
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    11,92 €

  • The Happy Hollisters at Lizard Cove
    Jerry West
    The arrival of a crate of pineapples and an odd pet at the Hollister home in Shoreham is the first of many unusual events in this new and exciting adventure. The sender of the pineapples—Mrs. Villamil—is a girlhood friend of Mrs. Hollister’s and now lives in Puerto Rico with her Spanish husband, their son Carlos, and daughter Maya. The Villamils invite the Hollisters to their h...
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    9,38 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Old Clipper Ship
    Jerry West
    When lightning strikes a tree outside the Hollister home, it falls on a car, and the children help the injured driver get out. The young man, Tom King, is on his way from Hawaii to Boston. He tells the children that he is searching for a ship captain’s log that may prove he is legally entitled to a large inheritance. The only clue he has are sketches of an unidentified clipper ...
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    11,87 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Cowboy Mystery
    Jerry West
    “Domingo,” the burro the Hollisters were given for a pet the last time they were out West, is the innocent means by which the Hollisters once again find themselves following the mystery trail on horseback.Because of a near accident, the Hollister children meet and befriend the Blairs, who are from Nevada. They learn that Mr. Blair is trying to sell some of his property on the T...
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    11,87 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Little Mermaid
    Jerry West
    While winging their way to Denmark the Happy Hollisters become friendly with a member of the Queen of Denmark’s staff. She is bringing home the Queen’s own valuable reproduction of the “Little Mermaid,” the famous statue that overlooks the harbor in Copenhagen. While she is showing the Hollisters the little figurine, another passenger expresses interest in seeing this rare trea...
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    11,88 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery at Missile Town
    Jerry West
    A slender missile, fire streaming from its tail, rose majestically into the blue sky over the waters of Cape Kennedy. Suddenly it exploded into a thousand pieces, showering the ocean and beaches with debris. This was the first sight to greet the Hollisters on their arrival in Florida for a visit with their cousins, Sharon and Randy Davis. Anxious to help Uncle Walt, a rocket ex...
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    11,88 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Haunted House Mystery
    Helen S. Hamilton / Helen SHamilton / Jerry West
    GHOST HUNTER WANTED TO RID A HAUNTED HOUSE OF SPOOKS! APPLY MRS. NEELY. THE ANTIQUE HOUSE. Their curiosity aroused over this unusual advertisement, Pete and Pam Hollister visit Mrs. Neeley to apply for the job. At first, they think the elderly lady is imagining things when she tells them that the spinning wheel sings and the grandfather clock strikes thirteen. However, they qui...
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    11,85 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Secret of the Lucky Coins
    Jerry West
    Once Sue Hollister receives a “lucky penny” as a reward, the entire family takes up the fascinating hobby of coin collecting. Their interest in coins quickly mounts when, on a visit to their cousins, Teddy and Jean, the family car is buffeted by a small tornado. In the roots of a tree blown down by the twister, Pete finds an old metal box. In it is a rare Oak Tree shilling and ...
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    11,92 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Merry-Go-Round Mystery
    Jerry West
    Everyone is quite enthusiastic when the suggestion is made that a merry-go-round be one of the main attractions at Shoreham’s Lincoln School Fair. Pete Hollister volunteers for the job, in spite of the obvious difficulties of the task. It turns out to be more difficult than was at first supposed, however, for Pete finds he is competing with a professional carnival that has rece...
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    11,87 €

  • The Happy Hollisters at Pony Hill Farm
    Helen S. Hamilton / Helen SHamilton / Jerry West
    his story introduces a mystery on almost the first page, when the Hollisters attend an auction sale at Stone Farm near Shoreham. When Mr. Stone died he had only one relative, his grandson, Graham. Graham had been informed that he was to have the one thing of value on the farm, known only as “mystery boy.” Unfortunately no one knew who or what “mystery boy” was. The Hollisters, ...
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  • The Happy Hollisters at Circus Island
    Jerry West
    The purchase of a houseboat for a customer at Mr. Hollister’s sport and toy store, The Trading Post, sends the Hollister family to Circus Island, the home of the Sunshine Circus, in Florida. Before they are to leave, however, Pam enters her dog Zip in a dog show where the theft of two French poodles and an injury to Zip begin a mystery which has some connection with the Hollist...
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    11,84 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Indian Treasure
    Jerry West
    Another exciting adventure for this happy family comes about through their new friend Indy Roades, a former baseball player and a Yumatan Indian. He tells them about his pueblo in the mountains of New Mexico, and his tribe’s lost turquoise mine. When Mr. Hollister hears that a store there, called THE CHAPPARAL which sells silver trinkets and Yumatan articles, is closing down, h...
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    11,81 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Trading Post Mystery
    Jerry West
    There is great activity in the Hollister household upon the arrival of Domingo, the donkey promised Sue in New Mexico. The excitement mounts higher with the discovery of a note attached to the donkey’s halter signed Y.I.F. So begins one of the two mysteries that run through this book. In the midst of the approaching Christmas season, the Hollisters work out a plan to use Doming...
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    11,81 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Secret Fort
    Jerry West
    A missing letter is the key to the whereabouts of Fort Freedom, the stockade that disappeared after the Revolutionary War. The fort is located somewhere within the boundaries of Shoreham and has been sought after for many years, not only for its historic value, but for the gold supposed to be hidden there by the early settlers. The Pine Lake Parkway construction job brings this...
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    11,88 €

  • The Happy Hollisters at Sea Gull Beach
    Jerry West
    Looking forward to a visit at Sea Gull Beach, the Happy Hollister children have a wonderful time giving a play about pirates and American sailors. Then when they discover that a present they received from Uncle Russ, a lighthouse lamp, contains a real emerald, they are more eager than ever to get to Sea Gull Beach and find out where it came from. They have many exciting and new...
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    11,81 €

  • The Happy Hollisters at Mystery Mountain
    Jerry West
    While returning from New Mexico to the airport in their rented bus, the Hollister children stop to buy cowboy suits. Mr. Hollister, with an eye for items to sell in his store, The Trading Post, discovers the suits are designed by Marie Vega, the wife of an old college friend. Mr. Hollister contacts the Vegas and the whole Hollister family is invited to spend a few weeks on the ...
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    11,84 €

  • The Happy Hollisters at Snowflake Camp
    Jerry West
    One day the Hollister children saw their grandparents on television. The show was featuring dog sled races during a yearly Canadian Trappers’ Carnival. Since the elder Mr. and Mrs. Hollister run a winter resort called Snowflake Camp in Canada, the children thought it would be a wonderful idea to ask their grandparents if they could visit them over the Thanksgiving vacation when...
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    11,81 €

  • The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip
    Jerry West
    A big fish contest at The Trading Post, the Hollisters’ sporting goods store, has everybody in Shoreham excited. After Pete catches a large fish with a tag on its tail, another adventure begins for the eager young detectives. When the children’s friend, Bobby Reed, disappears in a leaky old boat, the whole family helps in the search. Uncle Russ lends them his boat, and they set...
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    11,81 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Midnight Trolls
    Jerry West
    The Happy Hollister children are off on another exciting mystery! This time it all starts with a letter written in a funny code from Grandmother Hollister, who lives in Canada. The letter said:Dear Children,Gram is writing to you in code. It is braille. How would you like to visit me and meet a special friend? Also, I wish you could solve the mystery of the midnight trolls.With...
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    11,90 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Monster Mystery
    Jerry West
    As President of the Shoreham Detective Club, Pete Hollister called the meeting to order:“You have all heard about the Shoreham monster. We’re going to solve this mystery. But besides the monster, we have another project—the new toy library at the school. Pam will tell us about it.”His sister, Pam Hollister, rose: “It’s a new kind of library—instead of borrowing books, children ...
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  • The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Mexican Idol
    Jerry West
    When Uncle Russ Hollister arrives from California and announces that he plans to search for a lost temple deep in the jungles of Yucatán, the Hollister family plunges into a new series of adventures. Uncle Russ, a commercial artist and cartoonist, has been given a map showing the temple’s location and intends to use the trip as an opportunity to gather material for his cartoon ...
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    9,32 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Golden Witch
    Jerry West
    The Happy Hollisters are excited about the upcoming autumn season, with plans for pumpkin decorating, bobbing for apples, and the Shoreham Halloween parade. They decide to host a party for their friends and Farmer Johnson offers the use of his barn for the festivities in exchange for the children’s help selling pumpkins at his farm stand.The mysteries begin almost right away, w...
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    11,85 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Ghost Horse Mystery
    Jerry West
    Not long after the Hollisters, Indy, and Emmy Roades arrive on Wicket-ee-nock Island, they discover that something is very much amiss. The Franklins, who live on the island, seem to be hiding something in their barn. The Franklins warn them not to go near the barn! A prowler is seen near the abandoned inn where the Hollisters are staying.Later, their belongings are ransacked, a...
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  • The Happy Hollisters and the Whistle-Pig Mystery
    Jerry West
    While watching TV, Pete Hollister hears about a train robbery in New England. Masked bandits have stolen almost a million dollars in cash from a mail car!At the same time, the Hollisters receive a request from their friend, Fritz, the old wood carver in Germany. Can the Hollisters go to a museum in nearby Foxboro and get him the dimensions of a wooden Indian called the “Settler...
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  • The Happy Hollisters and the Castle Rock Mystery
    Jerry West
    An abandoned rock quarry, mysterious flying objects, and a valuable deposit of titanium lead the five Hollister children—Pete, Pam, Ricky, Holly, and Sue—into their latest thrilling adventure.When a package of instruments from a weather balloon is parachuted onto their front lawn, the Hollisters are baffled and very excited. Just what is the meaning of the orange parachute and ...
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    9,36 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Cuckoo Clock Mystery
    Jerry West
    It was a small note—written in German. Pete Hollister found it hidden in the door of a broken cuckoo clock. When the note was translated, the Hollister children were jubilant. The message was a riddle that made little sense to them—but it was the first clue in a brand-new mystery.Imagine their surprise when Mr. Hollister announced that the whole family—Pete, Pam, Holly, Ricky, ...
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    11,87 €

  • The Happy Hollisters and the Swiss Echo Mystery
    Helen S. Hamilton / Helen SHamilton / Jerry West
    Business had originally brought the Hollister family to Europe. Then a new and exciting mystery led Pete, Pam, Holly, Ricky, Sue, and Mrs. Hollister on a thrilling chase while Mr. Hollister returned to America.High in the Swiss Alps, a suspicious stranger in a cable car dropped a large black key which the Hollisters found. An insurance investigator named Johann Meyer was follow...
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    9,36 €


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