The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery at Missile Town
Dedication e Happy Hollisters and the Mystery at Missile Town is Volume book series (cid:30) e books are being reissued in honor of 19 in a 33-book series (cid:30) e books are being reissued in honor of book my grandfather Andrew Edward Svenson who began (cid:31) e Happy Hollisters series in 1953 using the pseudonym Jerry West (cid:30) e Hollisters series in 1953 using the pseudonym Jerry West (cid:30) 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 Many thanks also to Callie and Libby Svenson for their editorial and marketing assistance Andrew E Svenson III (cid:30) e Svenson Group Inc on behalf of (cid:30) e Hollister Family Properties Trust It’s fun doing things for other people
Contents 1 Countdown 2 Cape Kennedy Dog 3 The Missile Monkey 4 Tit for Tat 5 A Monkey Search 6 Tiny Footprints 7 A Mysterious Voice 8 Congratulations to Pete 9 A Trick 10 Forbidden Territory 11 An Underground Rocket 12 Snap the Whip 13 A Suspicious Stranger 14 Tracking a Faker 15 The Funny Warning 16 A Strange Catch 17 Shadowed 18 Young Heroes 7 15 27 39 47 56 64 70 78 89 100 110 120 128 138 145 154 163
CHAPTER 1 Countdown R(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:26)(cid:25) Hollister sat in a cone-shaped wooden object marked Explorer X nailed to the top of a six-foot pole It stood near the garage of the Hollister home Stationed at various spots nearby were his brother and two sisters missile launching Moon rocket man Are you ready Pete called (cid:30) e clear July morning made this a perfect day for a Okay Tracking station All set sang out Pam from the roof of the garage (cid:30) en start the countdown Holly Pete ordered (cid:30) e Hollister children’s missile game was about to begin with red-haired seven-year-old Ricky as the as tronaut On his head was a space helmet which covered half his face His eyes sparkled as he grinned down at twelve-year-old Pete crouched behind a sandbox Pete a husky blond boy held an old radio in one hand With the other he twisted the dials left and right Next to him sat Holly a six-year-old tomboy with pigtails She glanced up at golden-haired Pam who was ten 7
