Happy Hollisters

Hooray, The Happy Hollisters are back! First published in 1953, this charming mystery-adventure story, faithfully reproduced, is now available! Written for boys and girls between the ages of six and 12, 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 will love these books for their healthy celebration of life in simpler times. Kids will be thrilled with the fast-paced action and will not want to put them down. This is a perfect gift for the young listener in your life! The adventures for the Hollisters begin as soon as they move into their new house on the shore on Pine Lake in Shoreham. First, the moving van carrying their toys and their father's important new invention disappears. Next, they learn that their house may be haunted, with a treasure hidden somewhere inside! Right away they all set out to solve these mysteries. Each one of the Hollister children - Pete (age 12), Pam (10), Ricky (7), Holly (6) and Sue (4) - plays an important role in finding clues, along with their parents, who are always ready to join in on the excitement. Even Zip, the collie, and White Nose, the cat, are part of the family and find thrilling adventures of their own. As the Hollisters explore their new town and make friends, they discover what happened to the moving van and learn more about the mystery surrounding their new home. Excitement abounds when a secret stairway is discovered. Then, on the trail of a mysterious intruder, their chase leads them to a deserted hut on nearby Blackberry Island. "Jerry West" was a pen name for Happy Hollisters author Andrew E. Svenson (1910-1975). All 33 volumes in this children's mystery series were written based on the real-life adventures of his own six children as they were growing up in New Jersey in the 1950s and 1960s. A prolific author with more than 80 children's books to his credit, he is also known for his work outlining, editing, writing, and/or rewriting for the Hardy Boys (as "Franklin W. Dixon"), the Bobbsey Twins (as "Laura Lee Hope"), and the Tollivers (as "Alan Stone"). Out of print for more than 50 years, the entire Happy Hollisters series has now been reissued by the author's family in paperback and digital formats, with additional new products coming soon! To learn more, visit our website TheHappyHollisters.com and sign up for our email newsletter, or follow us on social media: facebook.com/TheHappyHollisters/ twitter.com/HappyHollisters instagram.com/thehappyhollisters/

The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip (Number Two in the Happy Hollisters series). A big fish contest at The Trading Post, the Hollisters' sporting goods store, has everybody in Shoreham excited. After Pete catches a large fish with a tag on its tail, another adventure begins for the eager young detectives. When the children's friend, Bobby Reed, disappears in a leaky old boat, the whole family helps in the search. Uncle Russ lends them his boat, and they set off on a trip down the Muskong River. After helping some hikers on shore, Pete, Pam and Mr. Hollister get lost in the fog on their way back to the boat. A series of surprise discoveries lead the Hollisters on a hunt for Bobby on shore, and other adventures provide good times along the way. But there are false clues and disappointments before the Hollisters find Bobby, solve the mystery of the tagged fish, and bring happiness to an old man, Bobby and his mother. First published in 1953, this charming mystery-adventure story, faithfully reproduced, is now available in audio format for the first time! Written for boys and girls between the ages of six and 12, The Happy Hollisters are wholesome audiobooks, with an accent on humor and good, clean fun. Integrity always pays off and right wins over wrong. This is a perfect gift for the young listener in your life. Parents, grandparents, and teachers love these audiobooks for their healthy celebration of life in simpler times. Kids are thrilled with the fast-paced action and will not want to stop listening.