The Happy Hollisters is a book series about a family who loves to solve mysteries. The series was published by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and written entirely by Andrew E. Svenson (1910–1975) under the pseudonym Jerry West. pays homage to The Happy Hollisters in his Spy Gear Adventures book series by naming his two neighborhood bullies "Brill Joseph" (reminiscent of Joey Brill) and "Wilson Wills" (for Will Wilson). He also has his sibling protagonists Jake and Luke Bixby utter, "Crickets!" and "Yikes!", the favorite exclamations of Pete and Ricky Hollister's, respectively.
Translations
Twelve of the books have been translated into Swedish. The whole series was translated into Spanish and sold in Spain and several Latin American countries under the title "Los Hollister". The whole series was also translated into Norwegian, as Lykkebarna. At least 11 of their adventures were published in a German adaptation as Die fröhlichen Falkenbergs under the name of "Gerhart West". Eighteen of their adventures were also published in France by Hachette in its "Bibliothèque Rose" imprint under the name "Les Joyeux Jolivet".
References
External links
- – The Hollister Family Properties Trust
- Hollister titles at WorldCat
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