The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery in Skyscraper City
The Happy Hollisters The Happy Hollisters The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery in Skyscraper City BY JERRY WEST Illustrated by Helen S Hamilton THE SVENSON GROUP INC on behalf of Th e Hollister Family Properties Trust
Dedication Th e Happy Hollisters and the Mystery in Skyscraper City is Volume 17 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 Happy Hollisters series in 1953 using the pseudonym Jerry West Happy Hollisters Th e 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 Many thanks also 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 How can we ever thank you for bringing us such good fortune
Contents 1 A Mysterious Message 2 A Chopstick Mishap 3 Young Detectives Kit 4 Secret Writing 5 The Eavesdropper 6 Two Bullies and a Ghost 7 Tricks of the Wind 8 A Funny Mistake 9 The Foo Twins 10 Stuck 11 A Narrow Escape 12 A Hidden Figure 13 Ho-Pang-Yow 14 The Flickering Flashlight 15 Hootnanny’s Hunch 16 A Lost Rocket 17 An Important Push Button 18 A Firecracker Trick 7 15 25 33 41 50 61 73 83 92 101 111 121 134 144 153 161 170
