The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Totem Faces
Dedication Th e Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Totem Faces is Volume 15 in a 33-book series Th e books are being reissued in honor of my 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 I am also grateful to my wife Callie Larew Svenson for her diligent research and fastidious attention to detail in preparing the manuscripts for reissue and to my daughter Libby Svenson for her creative energy and boundless enthusiasm for this project Andrew E Svenson III Th e Svenson Group Inc on behalf of Th e Hollister Family Properties Trust If anyone can fi nd your totem pole the Hollisters can Th ey’re great detectives
Contents 1 Mud-ball Tricks 2 The Island Search 3 Angry Wasps 4 The Kitten Totem 5 Wonderful News 6 Holly Plays Air Hostess 7 The Missing Purses 8 A Million Ice Cubes 9 An Exciting Ride 10 The Pioneer’s Story 11 The Blockhouse 12 The Indian’s Clue 13 The Stolen Boat 14 An Eskimo Yo-yo 15 An Alaskan Contest 16 The Raven’s Head 17 Facing a Bear 18 A Bag of Nuggets 7 15 23 30 39 48 57 68 76 84 92 103 111 119 129 139 148 158
CHAPTER 1Mud-ball Tricks Help Come quick Sue Hollister cried to her older brothers and sisters Th ey’re throwing mud at the wooden faces Dark-haired Sue who was only four pedaled her tri cycle furiously into the driveway of her home Hearing her cry two boys dashed around the corner of the big white house What’s the matter Sis demanded the older one named Pete He was a handsome twelve-year-old with a blond crew cut and a friendly smile Joey and Will are hitting the pole with mud balls and spoiling all the faces Please do something Sue begged Th e other boy seven-year-old Ricky who had tou sled red hair and freckles all over his face asked Is this for real Or are you spoofi ng No Honest Sue insisted turning her tricycle around and starting to pedal I’ll show you Where are Joey and Will doing this Pete asked mystifi ed as he and Ricky ran after her On Mr Tompkin’s lawn 7
