The Mystery at Hollywood
Christina, Grant, Mimi and Papa fly into Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CA and visit glamorous Hollywood. They become involved in a mystery searching for a glittery rhinestone. They tour all of Hollywood’s famous tourist attractions, experience California cuisine, and an earthquake in this action packed mystery. They run into a few strange characters like an obnoxious Lucy impersonator, a menacing Spiderman, and a mysterious guide at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.
Christina, Grant, Mimi and Papa fly into Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CA and visit glamorous Hollywood. They become involved in a mystery searching for a glittery rhinestone. They tour all of Hollywood’s famous tourist attractions, experience California cuisine, and an earthquake in this action packed mystery. They run into a few strange characters like an obnoxious Lucy impersonator, a menacing Spiderman, and a mysterious guide at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.
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“Papa’s an ace pilot,” said his wife, Mimi,<br />
p<strong>at</strong>ting his hand. “And isn’t it a beautiful day in<br />
sunny California?”<br />
“Yep,” Papa replied, winking <strong>at</strong> Mimi.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Santa Ana winds have cleared out most<br />
of the smog—just for us, I think!”<br />
“Wh<strong>at</strong> are Santawins?” asked Grant,<br />
screwing up his face. “Did Santa win<br />
something?”<br />
Papa laughed his big, booming laugh.<br />
“Usually winds blow from the west to the east,<br />
but Santa Ana winds blow the opposite way,” he<br />
explained. “<strong>The</strong>y’re dry and warm winds. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
blow out of the desert st<strong>at</strong>es, across Southern<br />
California, and out to the Pacific Ocean. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
push all the fog and smog out to the ocean.<br />
Th<strong>at</strong>’s one reason it’s so clear today.”<br />
“Did you say smog?” asked Grant.<br />
“Wh<strong>at</strong>’s th<strong>at</strong>?”<br />
“Smog is the dirty-looking haze th<strong>at</strong><br />
hangs over a city,” explained Papa. “It’s a<br />
combin<strong>at</strong>ion of smoke and fog. Th<strong>at</strong>’s why it’s<br />
called ‘smog.’”<br />
“Don’t the Santa Ana winds cause fires<br />
sometimes?” asked Christina. “I remember<br />
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