Order direct from the author’s family and save! Please use button at right to add to cart.\nThe Happy Hollisters: America's Favorite Classic Mystery Series for Young Readers!\n“If you like cliffhangers, adventures, history, mystery, and geography, these books are for you.”~Charlie, 9-year-old fan\nWith over 16 million copies sold, The Happy Hollisters by Jerry West was the best-selling mystery/adventure series for children aged 6-12 in the 1960s.\nThis classic, family-oriented series has been reissued in paperback by the author’s family for a new generation of young readers, with a timeless 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 celebration of life in simpler times and family discussions that may ensue. Kids love the fast-paced action and will not want to put them down. This is a perfect gift for the young reader in your life! 
This complete set of 33 volumes contains 5,880 pages with over 1,100 illustrations, and over a million words. Plus you’ll save twenty-five percent off the regular price 
The Happy Hollisters Complete 33-Book Collection includes: The Happy Hollisters, On a River Trip, At Sea Gull Beach, The Indian Treasure, Mystery Mountain, Snowflake Camp, Trading Post Mystery, Circus Island, Secret Fort, Merry-Go-Round Mystery, Pony Hill Farm, Old Clipper Ship, Lizard Cove, Scarecrow Mystery, Mystery of the Totem Faces, Ice Carnival Mystery, Mystery in Skyscraper City, Mystery of The Little Mermaid, Mystery at Missile Town, Haunted House Mystery, Cowboy Mystery, Secret of the Lucky Coins, Castle Rock Mystery, Cuckoo Clock Mystery, Swiss Echo Mystery, Sea Turtle Mystery, Punch and Judy Mystery, Whistle-Pig Mystery, Ghost Horse Mystery, Mystery of the Golden Witch, Mystery of the Mexican Idol, Monster Mystery, and Mystery of the Midnight Trolls.

The Happy Hollisters 33-Book Complete Collection

Children's Books

Jerry West

Mysteries & Detectives

The Svenson Group, Inc.

This story introduces a mystery on almost the first page, when the Hollisters attend an auction sale at Stone Farm near Shoreham. When Mr. Stone died he had only one relative, his grandson, Graham. Graham had been informed that he was to have the one thing of value on the farm, known only as "mystery boy." Unfortunately no one knew who or what "mystery boy" was. The Hollisters, therefore, were quite surprised to find that the hobbyhorse they purchased at the sale held the key to the identity of this strange bequest. This, however, is a minor mystery, for when the Hollisters visit Pony Hill Farm, a horse farm owned by cousins of Mrs. Hollister, Ruth and Charles Thomas, they all become concerned with a beautiful appaloosa pony that appears at the farm as if out of nowhere. The solution of this puzzle and that of the elusive Graham Stone, along with learning trick riding and entering the County Fair Horse Show, makes a new Hollister story of interesting and unusual adventure.

The Happy Hollisters at Pony Hill Farm: (Volume 11)

WEST, Jerry

Animals

Product Description Back in hardcover format after a 50-year absence -- now with bonus special pages!The Happy Hollisters and the Old Clipper Ship (#12 in the Happy Hollisters series)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?From the beginning to end this new story will keep you guessing as the Hollisters once again prove their ability as master sleuths.First published in 1956, 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. About the Author The Happy Hollisters by Jerry West was actually written by Andrew E. Svenson, a prolific yet somewhat anonymous, writer of books for children. Jerry West was the pen name Svenson used when he started writing The Happy Hollisters for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The Stratemeyer Syndicate was a book packager, well-known for its development of children's book series including Tom Swift, The Bobbsey Twins, The Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew. Many of these series were intended to have long publishing lives, and were written by multiple authors using the same pseudonym. The Happy Hollisters, however, were all written by Andrew Svenson, whose identity as Jerry West was kept secret until several years after his death in 1975. Andrew Svenson was born in Belleville, NJ, in 1910, and his interest in writing started early. He was editor of his high school newspaper and yearbook at Barringer High School in Newark, and then went on to study Creative Writing at the University of Pittsburgh. After his graduation in 1932, he worked as a reporter and editor for the Newark Star Eagle and the Newark Evening News. He also taught creative writing courses at Rutgers University and Upsala College. Andrew Svenson was encouraged by his friend Howard Garis (author of Uncle Wiggily) to try his hand at juvenile fiction. He joined the Stratemeyer Syndicate as a writer in 1948, where he contributed to established series as Franklin W. Dixon (The Hardy Boys) and as Laura Lee Hope (The Bobbsey Twins). The first volume in his own original series, The Happy Hollisters, was published in 1953 by Doubleday & Company, and he was made a partner in the Stratemeyer Syndicate in 1961. As he wrote and developed 33 titles in The Happy Hollisters, he was also creating additional series for children under other

The Happy Hollisters and the Old Clipper Ship: (Volume 12)

Action & Adventure

The Happy Hollisters at Lizard Cove (#13 in the Happy Hollisters series) 
The arrival of a crate of pineapples and an odd pet at the Hollister home in Shoreham is the first of many unusual events in this new and exciting adventure. 
The sender of the pineapples—Mrs. Villamil—is a girlhood friend of Mrs. Hollister’s and now lives in Puerto Rico with her Spanish husband, their son Carlos, and daughter Maya. 
The Villamils invite the Hollisters to their home at Lizard Cove for the children’s winter vacation. The trip turns out to be more than just a sight-seeing tour when Carlos shows the Hollister youngsters an old tower on the Villamil property where they discover a stone that proves to be one of the clues to a pirate’s treasure. 
Along with the search for the location of the treasure, and the sinister threat of two strange men who try to stop the Hollisters, there is the fun of learning new customs and a different language. Last, but not least, suspense runs high when the girls enter the contest for the choice of Pineapple Queen of Puerto Rico. 
Here is an exciting Hollister story, in this popular and fast-selling series, of interesting new places and thrilling mystery. 
First published in 1957, 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.

The Happy Hollisters at Lizard Cove: (Volume 13)

Back in hardcover format after a 50-year absence -- now with bonus special pages! 
The Happy Hollisters and the Scarecrow Mystery (#14 in the Happy Hollisters series) 
When Mr. Hollister’s sport and toy store, The Trading Post, is robbed, his main concern is for his invention, a new type of collapsible canoe. He is therefore surprised to discover that a Geiger counter and a couple of pickaxes are the only missing items. 
After putting the problem of the theft in the hands of the police, the family turns to the matter of testing the canoe. An interested buyer who owns a forest tract has offered his property to the Hollisters for this purpose. They plan to camp out in the forest and test the canoe on the lake and rapids within the boundaries of the property. 
All goes well until they come across a “talking” scarecrow blocking the road to their campsite and warning them to turn back because danger awaits them in the forest. The Hollisters refuse to take the warning seriously and continue to set up their camp. 
From this point on the strange and unusual events that beset them in the forest seem mysteriously connected with the theft at the store and a search for uranium. 
Another exciting adventure that will be welcomed by the hundreds of thousands of Happy Hollister fans. 
First published in 1957, this charming mystery-adventure story, faithfully reproduced, is back in hardcover format after a 50-year absence from the market! 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.

The Happy Hollisters and the Scarecrow Mystery: (Volume 14)

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.

The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Totem Faces: (Volume 15)

The Happy Hollisters and the Ice Carnival Mystery: (Volume 16)

The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery in Skyscraper City (#17 in the Happy Hollisters series) 
At a school-benefit sale, Pete Hollister buys an old book about early New York tunnels. Tucked in the pages is a message written in Chinese. The only English word in it is “Help!” The Hollisters take the mysterious note to a Chinese friend for translation and learn that the letter was written many years earlier in China by a Yuen Foo to his son in New York, but was never mailed. 
Pete, who has been trying out a new detective kit, tests the letter for possible invisible ink, and is rewarded when concealed Chinese writing shows up. It says Yuen Foo was being threatened because of the “treasure.” 
Mr. Hollister has been invited to New York as consultant to a toy manufacturer who is trying to perfect a toy called the “Soaring Satellite.” Mr. Hollister decides to take the family with him for a vacation. The children are pleased not only because of the things to see in New York, but because the clues point to New York’s Chinatown as the location of and answer to the mystery surrounding the letter. 
This book is a tour of one of the most famous cities in the world as well as an introduction to a little piece of China and the Chinese way of life at the tip of Manhattan. 
First published in 1959, 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.

The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery in Skyscraper City: (Volume 17)

The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Little Mermaid: (Volume 18)

Classics

The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery at Missile Town

A slender missile, fire streaming from its tail, rose majestically into the blue sky over the waters of Cape Kennedy. Suddenly it exploded into a thousand pieces, showering the ocean and beaches with debris. This was the first sight to greet the Hollisters on their arrival in Florida for a visit with their cousins, Sharon and Randy Davis. Anxious to help Uncle Walt, a rocket expert at Patrick Air Force Base, they join in the search for the rocket's nose cone, which is lost among the debris. The payload lodged in the nose cone is a very special "treasure," for on it depends on the success of future launchings. The holiday becomes an adventure when their new friend, Lady Rhesus, the space monkey, is stolen and they discover that her tracks lead to a fisherman's beach shack. The secretive manner of the fisherman, plus a strange encounter with his friend, leads Pete to suspect that they are engaged in something more villainous than stealing a monkey. When he finds that their boat is equipped with a powerful radar device for deep-sea exploration, he is certain! From then on the Hollisters race against time to find the three-million-dollar payload first. This new story should be an excellent addition to the series since it brings the Hollisters into the headline-making news of Cape Kennedy. Paperback; 173 pages with 19 illustrations.

Literature & Fiction

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