New Releases by Jerry West

Tout commence lorsque Peter attrape un gros poisson avec une étrange étiquette sur la queue. Ensuite, l’ami des enfants, Bobby Reed, disparaît mystérieusement alors qu’il parcourt une rivière en bateau. Aussitôt, la famille Hollister se lance à sa recherche. C’est parti pour une croisière passionnante ! Si vous êtes fan des Enfants Boxcar, vous allez adorer la série des Hollister, qui a déjà conquis plus de 16 millions de lecteurs dans le monde !

Bienvenue chez les Hollister ! Les aventures de cette famille pleine d’énergie et de bonne humeur commencent alors qu’elle emménage dans une nouvelle maison au bord de Pine Lake. Un des deux camions de déménagement disparaît mystérieusement... Ensuite, les Hollister apprennent que leur maison pourrait être hantée, avec un trésor caché quelque part à l’intérieur ! Il n’en faut pas plus pour que les cinq enfants se lancent immédiatement à la recherche d’indices. Même Zip, le chien, et Museau Blanc, le chat, prennent part aux aventures palpitantes. Découvrez la famille Hollister : Peter, 12 ans, aime s’occuper de ses frères et sœurs. Il est très courageux ! Anna, 10 ans, est très intelligente, et n’a peur de rien ! Jack, 7 ans, agit parfois sans réfléchir, mais il a bon cœur. Olive, 6 ans, est un peu timide, et elle adore les animaux ! Rose, 4 ans, la benjamine de la fratrie, fait plein de bêtises ! Rejoignez les 16 millions de fans de la famille Hollister !

A letter arrives for the Happy Hollisters from Gram Hollister, but it''s written in braille, a special code used by blind people. When they decipher the message, they learn that Gram needs their help with some "midnight trolls" in Iceland.

As the Hollisters set out on a trip to historic New England, they learn that masked bandits have stolen almost a million dollars-and a carved wooden Indian has disappeared in the same town!

The Happy Hollisters arrive in Florida to visit their Uncle Walt, a rocket expert. They are immediately caught up in a mystery when an unmanned missile explodes and the rocket''s valuable nose cone is lost in the ocean.

When Mr. Hollister''s sport and toy store, The Trading Post, is robbed, he is surprised to discover that a Geiger counter and a couple of pickaxes are the only missing items.

The Happy Hollisters discover that the lighthouse lamp they received as a gift contains a tiny treasure, and they are eager to join their relatives at the beach to search for more!

The arrival of a crate of pineapples and an odd pet at the Hollister home leads the family on a Puerto Rican vacation. A stone found on a sightseeing tour then proves to be a clue to a pirate''s treasure. The children have fun learning new customs and a new language as they comb the island for clues.

The Hollisters are on their way to Boston on the trail of a long-lost ship captain''s log. Famous movie star Gregory Grant is also headed east to star in a movie about clipper ships. He invites the children to come along, offering them parts in the movie while they search for more clues!

A trip to Circus Island in Florida in search of a houseboat to purchase puts the Happy Hollisters on the trail of circus dog thieves. As the young sleuths uncover sinister goings-on behind the scenes at the circus, they also learn exciting circus tricks like tumbling and tight-rope walking.

Uncle Russ is headed to Mexico to gather research material for his cartoon strip, and invites the Hollisters to join him when his map showing the location of the long-lost Temple of the Laughing Idol is stolen. Deep in the jungles of Yucatan, they stumble upon the ancient monument and discover a ring of smugglers who are looting valuable artifacts.

When the Hollister family set off in the station wagon to buy a Halloween pumpkin, the last thing they ever expected was a mysterious adventure. But then they stopped to help Farmer Johnson, whose wagonful of pumpkins had tipped over, and from the old barn near the farm house came a frightening sound . . . "Ooga, ooga!" Everyone jumped. Then Pete and Pam ran to investigate, but Farmer Johnson stopped them."That''s only the horn from my old car. No need to get scared." But who had blown the horn? There was no one else around.Pete caught sight of a girl in a red jacket running through the woods. When he described her to Farmer Johnson and the family, no one could imagine who she was!This is just the beginning for Pete, Pam, Ricky, and all the other members of the delightful Hollister family. They do find out who the girl is, but after they stumble onto an ancient gravestone behind the farmer''s barn, they discover some large footprints in the mud and meet a strange man who is searching desperately for a certain weathervane in the shape of a golden witch!THE MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN WITCH is one of the most exciting adventures the Hollisters have had so far. And who would think that four-year-old Sue Hollister could be the one to solve this mystery? Well, she does solve it, and she earns a valuable reward that the whole family ends up sharing.

Not long after the Hollisters, Indy, and Emmy Roades arrive on Wicket-ee-nock Island, they discover that something is very much amiss. The Franklins, who live on the island, seem to be hiding something in their barn. The Franklins warn them not to go near the barn! A prowler is seen near the abandoned inn where the Hollisters are staying.Later, their belongings are ransacked, and they receive a fake telegram, supposedly from Mrs. Hollister, ordering them to return home. Then, one night, the ghost horse looks eerily out of the fog.When the Hollisters realize that someone is trying to scare them off the island, they are determined to find out why.A man with a beard and a foreign accent saves them from drowning but then disappears into the night. A pair of Lipizzan horses, a scrap of paper bearing a coat of arms, and a secret tunnel provide several clues, and after experiencing some harrowing moments, the Hollisters set out to find the valuable diamond-encrusted coat of arms that is the heart of the mystery of the ghost horse!In the process, they learn a great deal about the work of the Audubon Society and about the training of the world-famous Lipizzaners.The author thanks The National Audubon Society for its courteous assistance in the preparation of this story.

Travel to Switzerland with the Happy Hollisters as they help locate an international jewel thief. Clue piles on clue as the irrepressible Hollisters track down each new lead, learn about Swiss life and customs, and help recover a valuable diamond.

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. Paperback; 179 pages with 20 illustrations.

The Happy Hollisters and the Secret of the Lucky Coins (#22 in the Happy Hollisters series) Once Sue Hollister receives a "lucky penny" as a reward, the entire family takes up the fascinating hobby of coin collecting. Their interest in coins quickly mounts when, on a visit to their cousins, Teddy and Jean, the family car is buffeted by a small tornado. In the roots of a tree blown down by the twister, Pete finds an old metal box. In it is a rare Oak Tree shilling and on the coin-the figure of a bird and the letters, t-r-e-a-s-u-r-e! Is there a real treasure, and if so, where is it hidden? As the Hollisters eagerly try to answer these puzzling questions, a famous coin collection is stolen from the Crestwood museum. The thief has left just one small clue that is overlooked by the police, but not by Pam. With two exciting mysteries to solve, the children turn to their new friend, the forester, whose extensive knowledge of trees helps them to decipher the message and locate both the stolen coins and the hidden treasure. Join the Happy Hollisters and share in the adventure and fun they have discovering the secret of the lucky coins. First published in 1962, 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 - and the Hollister family - so vivid that the reader has a feeling of really sharing in on the adventures of this lovable and interesting family.

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The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Totem Faces (#15 in the Happy Hollisters series)This story finds the Hollister family off to Alaska with Uncle Russ and their two cousins, Teddy and Jean. Russ Hollister, a commercial artist and cartoonist, has run out of ideas and is trying to think of a new location for his comic strip characters. The children, whose interest in the Far North has been aroused by an encounter with an old man and the totem pole he brought back as a souvenir of his adventurous days as a gold miner, persuade Uncle Russ to make Alaska the background for his new cartoon series. The gold miner has told the children that his totem pole is a replica of a pole that holds a secret, which was lost somewhere near Sitka, Alaska. The Hollisters manage to locate the lost totem pole and find, tucked away inside it, the clue to hidden treasure.A most exciting Hollister story that combines the excitement of solving a mystery and outsmarting a sinister thief with the discovery of new places, different traditions and ways of living.A new story that will certainly please all the Hollister fans who look forward so eagerly to each new book in this popular series.

La gran familia de los Hollister vuelve con sus entretenidas aventuras, en una nueva edición actualizada ilustrada por Pedro Rodríguez. Los Hollister se disponen a pasar unos días en Crestwood, su antiguo pueblo. ¡Qué bien lo van a pasar compartiendo con sus primos su nueva afición: coleccionar monedas! Sobre todo cuando encuentren una antigua moneda que lleva grabada la palabra «tesoro». ¡Misterio a la vista!

La gran familia de los Hollister vuelve con sus entretenidas aventuras, en una nueva edición actualizada ilustrada por Pedro Rodríguez. Los Hollister esperan pasar un tranquilo día en el concurso de pesca del río Muskong... hasta que la desaparición de un niño convierte la excursión en una increíble aventura. ¿Cómo conseguirán volver a casa, si la niebla les impide ver más allá de su propia nariz?

When Pete Hollister volunteers to run the merry-go-round at the Shoreham''s Lincoln School Fair, he discovers the fair is competing with a professional carnival. Despite the local competition, Pete is able to locate two merry-go-rounds that can be used by the fair. Once the merry-go-rounds are set up at the fairgrounds, a missing gear and a mysterious fire threaten the fair.

Originally published: New York: Garden City Books, 1954.

He is one of basketball''s towering figures: "Mr. Clutch," who mesmerized his opponents and fans. The coach who began the Lakers'' resurgence in the 1970s. The general manager who helped bring "Showtime" to Los Angeles, creating a championship-winning force that continues to this day. Now, for the first time, the legendary Jerry West tells his story-from his tough childhood in West Virginia, to his unbelievable college success at West Virginia University, his 40-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and his relationships with NBA legends like Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O''Neal, and Kobe Bryant. Unsparing in its self-assessment and honesty, WEST BY WEST is far more than a sports memoir: it is a profound confession and a magnificent inspiration.

An overview of the extent to which resident and nonresident fathers are involved in their children''s schools and examines their influence on children''s school performance. Addresses: how fathers compare with mothers in their level of involvement; the increase or decrease of involvement as children grow older; the association between involvement in school and other parental behaviors at home in enhancing school success; whether fathers'' involvement is linked to measures of children''s school outcomes; the involvement of two parents as opposed to only one; and the extent of and factors that influence nonresident fathers'' involvement. Charts and graphs. Also includes a 37-page vol., " A Call to Commitment: Fathers'' Involvement in Children''s Learning."

This book covers all facets of MJ''s life through insight from his closest friends and intense rivals and through the works of the NBA''s most talented photographers.