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Jerry West
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…
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This story finds the Hollister family off to Alaska for another exciting Happy Hollisters mystery.
Gram and Gramp Hollister invite the Hollister children to visit Quebec for Mardi Gras and the annual Winter Carnival. Their visit coincides with the strange disappearance of a master sleigh…
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…
Flickering lights on a mountaintop lure the Hollisters to Nevada to solve a mystery on the Tumbling K Ranch.
In the tangled roots of an old tree, Pete finds a rare coin marked with two mysterious clues, leading the children on an exciting treasure hunt that combines coin collecting…
An abandoned rock quarry, mysterious flying objects, and a valuable deposit of titanium lead the five Hollister children - Pete, Pam, Ricky, Holly, and Sue - into their latest thrilling…
Jerry West, Helen S Hamilton
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 new leads, learn about Swiss…
The Hollisters have a vacation in Florida. There were many adventures, including Ricky's capture by a gang of thieves who were illegally killing giant sea turtles and stealing their eggs!
The Hollisters travel to Italy to help their new friend find her Uncle Giovanni, a famous toymaker and puppeteer who has disappeared in Rome. The Happy Hollisters have adventures touring…
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…
Prowlers, sabotaged boats, fake telegrams, and ghostly horses all conspire to send the Happy Holllisters back to Shoreham before they can find a valuable diamond-encrusted coat of arms that is…
Spooky things are happening in Shoreham as Halloween approaches -- the Hollisters stumble on a gravestone with a cryptic message about a hidden treasure, and a mysterious stranger is snooping…
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…
Mr. Hollister plans a trip to New Mexico to purchase SW Indian trinkets to sell at The Trading Post. When a family friend and Yumatan Indian Indy Roades tells them…
The Happy Hollisters head to Canada to visit their grandparents for the yearly Trappers’ Carnival and end up joining the search for a missing dog trainer and some valuable Eskimo…
The adventure begins when Pete catches a large fish with a mysterious tag on its tail. Then their friend, Bobby Reed, disappears in a leaky boat, and the whole family…
Mr. Hollister plans a trip to New Mexico to purchase SW Indian trinkets to sell at The Trading Post. When a family friend tells them of his tribe’s lost turquoise…
The Happy Hollisters are invited to stay on a ranch in New Mexico and discover a map leading to the cave of ancient dollmakers, the long-lost buried secret of the…
The Happy Hollisters make new friends wherever they go and are always finding exciting new mysteries to solve. Now you can join in the fun with these coloring and activity…
On their first adventure to Europe, the Happy Hollisters travel to Denmark. The children meet a replica of the "Little Mermaid," the famous statue that overlooks the harbor in Copenhagen…
Jerry West,Helen S Hamilton
The Happy Hollisters are surprised to learn that a hobbyhorse they purchased at an auction holds the key to settling an inheritance that will change the future for their new…
Pete finds a note hidden in the door of a broken cuckoo clock. When the note was translated, the Hollister children were jubilant. The message was a German riddle that…
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…
There is great activity in the Hollister household upon the arrival of Domingo, the donkey promised Sue by friends in New Mexico. The excitement mounts higher with the discovery of…
Sue Hollister gets a valuable old coin as a reward for a good deed, and the whole family takes up the fascinating hobby of coin collecting. In the tangled roots…
A missing letter is the key to the whereabouts of Fort Freedom, the stockade that disappeared after the Revolutionary War. The fort is located somewhere within the boundaries of Shoreham…
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…
Pete Hollister volunteers to locate a merry-go-round for the Lincoln School fair. Disappointments abound when a gear for the apparatus is apparently lost and a vandal sets fire to the…
The Happy Hollisters head to Canada to visit their grandparents and end up joining the search for a missing dog trainer and some valuable Eskimo puppies.
Here is a fast-moving Hollister mystery that offers exciting adventure with narrow escapes from the dangers of the construction area and a man whose identity remains as much of a…
Is Pine Lake a haven for creatures from outer space? The citizens of Shoreham are rattled by mysterious UFO sightings, but the Hollisters are on the case. From unusual footprints…
The adventures begin when the Happy Hollisters move into their new house in Shoreham, but the moving van carrying their toys disappears. Then they learn that their house may be…
The Happy Hollisters are surprised to learn that a hobbyhorse they purchased at an auction holds the key to settling an inheritance. The mystery deepens with the appearance of a…
A mysterious Chinese message tucked inside a book about New York City tunnels leads the Happy Hollisters to Chinatown in search of a long-lost treasure. While Mr. Hollister works with…
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…
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…
Helen LaKelly Hunt
The story of the forgotten radical activism that fought race and gender inequality in pre-Civil War America.
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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…
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…
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…
GHOST HUNTER WANTED TO RID A HAUNTED HOUSE OF SPOOKS! APPLY MRS. NEELY. THE ANTIQUE HOUSE. Their curiosity aroused over this unusual advertisement, The Hollisters apply for the job. How…
From the moment the Hollister children arrive on Wicket-ee-nock Island, it’s evident that someone doesn’t want them there at all. Prowlers, sabotaged boats, fake telegrams, and ghostly horses all conspire…
Spooky things are happening in Shoreham as Halloween approaches … the Hollisters stumble on a gravestone with a cryptic message about a hidden treasure, and a mysterious stranger is snooping…
