The Happy Hollisters and the Cuckoo Clock Mystery — Jerry West

The Happy Hollisters and the Cuckoo Clock Mystery (#24 in the Happy Hollisters series)It was a small note -- written in German. Pete Hollister found it hidden in the door of a broken cuckoo clock. When the note was translated, the Hollister children were jubilant. The message was a riddle that made little sense to them -- but it was the first clue in a brand-new mystery. Imagine their surprise when Mr. Hollister announced that the whole family -- Pete, Pam, Holly, Ricky, and little Sue -- were going to Germany to buy toys for their shop, The Trading Post. Now the children could find the wood carver who had made the cuckoo clock and ask him what the puzzling message meant.Just as the family prepared to board the jet for Europe, someone snatched the damaged clock from Ricky! When the children visited the famous old wood carver in the Black Forest town of Triberg, they began to untangle the riddle in the message. Then it became a race against a band of desperate thieves to find a valuable golden cuckoo clock which had been stolen from a German museum. It involved them in a wild chase and a thrilling boat ride down the Rhine.The Hollisters do their special sleuthing in a new setting and enjoy another fascinating mystery-adventure.First published in 1963, this charming mystery-adventure story, faithfully reproduced, is now available in paperback and eBook for the first time! Written for boys and girls between the ages of six and twelve, The Happy Hollisters are wholesome books, with an accent on humor and good, clean fun. Integrity always pays off and right wins over wrong. Parents, grandparents, and teachers love these books for their healthy celebration of life in simpler times. Kids are thrilled with the fast-paced action and will not want to put them down. The action-packed illustrations make the story â€" and the Hollister family â€" so vivid that the reader has a feeling of really sharing in on the adventures of this lovable and interesting family.