Dedication Th e Happy Hollisters and the Ice Carnival Mystery is Volume 16 in book series Th e books are being reissued in honor of my a 33-book series Th e books are being reissued in honor of my book grandfather Andrew Edward Svenson who began Th e Happy Hollisters series in 1953 using the pseudonym Jerry West Th e Hollisters series in 1953 using the pseudonym Jerry West Th e Hollisters characters in the Hollister family were based in part on his family my grandmother father uncle and aunts and I am grateful to them for inspiring these books and for their support of this labor of love Marian S Svenson Elaine Hollister Andrew E Svenson Jr Pete Laura Svenson Schnell Pam Eric R Svenson Sr Ricky Jane Svenson Kossmann Holly Eileen Svenson de Zayas and Ingrid Svenson Herdman Sue Merci beaucoup or mercy buckets as Ricky would say to Callie and Libby Svenson for their editorial and marketing assistance Andrew E Svenson III Th e Svenson Group Inc on behalf of Th e Hollister Family Properties Trust Ho ho You act as though you’d never seen a talking snowman before
Contents 1 A Winter Surprise 2 Tricky Candy 3 The First Clue 4 A Spooky Night 5 Bonhomme Carnaval 6 Collision 7 Vanished 8 A Surprise for Pete 9 The Runaway 10 A Pup Named Poilu 11 The Rivermen 12 Pam’s Mishap 13 Disheartening News 14 Snowbound Hunters 15 Discovered 16 Hot on the Trail 17 The Canoe Race 18 Alouette Alouette 7 16 25 34 43 52 60 68 77 88 97 107 117 125 133 144 152 161
CHAPTER 1 A Winter Surprise Our snowman’s ready for his head Ricky Hollister proudly told his brother and sisters Can we fi nish him before schooltime asked Holly Sure spoke up Pete He stepped back to admire the huge snowball which formed the snowman’s body Th e fi ve Happy Hollister children had rolled it in their front yard Oh it’s keen said Pam her eyes sparkling with delight Come on Sue baby let’s make the head Another fl uff y snowball was rolled quickly and the two boys lifted it into place But Ricky on his tiptoes started to slip backward To save himself he fl ung his arms about the snowman’s head Look out Pam shrieked She was too late Ricky fell to the ground and the snow head splattered in his face Oh dear Pam said sympathetically Are you hurt When Ricky’s freckled face grinned through the bits of snow all the children burst out laughing Nothing bothered red-haired Ricky who was seven a year old er than pig-tailed Holly Dark-haired Sue was four 7
