The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Mexican Idol
Dedication The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Mexican Idol is Volume 31 in a 33-book series The books are being reissued in honor of my grandfather Andrew Edward Svenson who began The Happy Hollisters series in 1953 using the pseudonym Jerry West The 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 Janet Riley Callie Svenson and Libby Kennedy for production and marketing assistance Andrew E Svenson III The Svenson Group Inc on behalf of The Hollister Family Properties Trust Hurray We’re going on an adventure
Contents 1 A New Toy 2 A Skull Warning 3 A Keen Clue 4 The Chichén Chicken 5 Holee-Stare 6 The Mystery Men 7 A Midnight Prowler 8 Yo Tam Hai 9 The Old Railroad 10 Pink Toenails 11 Bread on the Head 12 Suspicious Potatoes 13 A Scorpion Scare 14 A Sharp Arrow 15 A Hidden Enemy 16 Jungle Treasure 17 A Whopper 18 The Idol’s Secret 7 19 28 38 48 58 66 73 80 88 96 104 111 120 130 142 152 167
Glyphs of the Maya days Each of the twenty days of the month had a name
Name-glyphs of the eighteen Maya months including the five-day unlucky Uayeb period
