The Happy Hollisters and the Old Clipper Ship - by Jerry West

About the Book

A rain storm and an unexpected guest bring this new mystery into the Hollisters' lives when a lightning-struck tree branch falls on a car in front of their home in Shoreham. The car is occupied by a young Hawaiian, Tom King, who, although not seriously hurt, needs help from the Hollisters to get out of his car. While resting in their home, he tells them he has come all the way across the country in search of a log book from an unidentified clipper ship. The only clue he has are a few sketches of the ship which he hopes will be identified by one of the old clipper ship captains he has been told to see. This log book is important to Tom for it will prove his grandfather and grandmother were married on this ship giving him evidence that he is legally entitled to the inheritance left by his uncle. How is this mystery connected with Gregory Grant and Lisa Sarno, the famous movie stars, and a motion picture in which the Hollister children have an active part? And who is the sinister stranger in the checkered shirt? Why should he first try to buy Tom's sketches of the clipper ship and then, failing that, try to steal them?

Book Synopsis

When lightning strikes a tree outside the Hollister home, it falls on a car, and the children help the injured driver get out. The young man, Tom King, is on his way from Hawaii to Boston. He tells the children that he is searching for a ship captain's log that may prove he is legally entitled to a large inheritance. The only clue he has are sketches of an unidentified clipper ship which he hopes to find. The children offer to help, of course, and the excitement grows when Gregory Grant and Lisa Sarno, the famous movie stars, arrive in Shoreham. They, too, are on their way to Boston to film a motion picture, and they invite the children to come along to help Tom King-and they offer the children small parts in the movie! The two adventures share a curious connection, and the Hollisters once again prove their abilities as master sleuths in unraveling the clues.

Hardcover; 190 pages with 19 illustrations