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Summary: Happy Hollister Series
Review: I am 46 years old and I too received most of these books as a child. I read every one of the at least 10 I received. Every time the mail man came with another book, I also tore it open and couldn't wait to start. I remember each new book, where I was when I received it, the new cover jacket, and mostly that new book smell. Even now, I can smell that new Happy Hollister book and where I was as I flipped though the pages before starting. As I remember, there was only one or two simple, small pictures at the most contained within each book. I couldn't read fast enough to finally get to that simple picture. Amazing, but I hadn't thought about this in over 35 years.
Must have been some good books eh ? ...
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Summary: The Happy Hollister's
Review: I can't say enough about the series of books of the "Happy Hollister's". I also grew up reading these books in the 70's and wishing my mother hadn't given the books away. The characters are uplifting and wholesome. I now have children who would benefit from reading these great wholesome story books. (Myself, too! again.) I have looked everywhere for the series of books and haven't found a one. So I am looking for any and all books I can find. If you're reading just one book for the first time, you will want to read all of them. They are better than any other childhood books that have ever been on the market then and even now. A worthwhile investment. Happy searching and Happy reading.
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Summary: The Happy Hollister's
Review: I can't say enough about the series of books of the "Happy Hollister's". I also grew up reading these books in the 70's and wishing my mother hadn't given the books away. The characters are uplifting and wholesome. I now have children who would benefit from reading these great wholesome story books. (Myself, too! again.) I have looked everywhere for the series of books and haven't found a one. So I am looking for any and all books I can find. If you're reading just one book for the first time, you will want to read all of them. They are better than any other childhood books that have ever been on the market then and even now. A worthwhile investment. Happy searching and Happy reading.
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Summary: Wonderful children's book
Review: I had a similar experience with the Happy Hollisters, but I had only 2 H.H. books as a child. I thought that was all there were. Imagine my surprise and delight at discovering there are 33 total! I've done some research, and have found out that Jerry West was a pen name only. Most of the books were written by the same person, a couple of them were not. The books came from the same publisher as Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, and other children's series books. Quite a bit of information about the Happy Hollisters is available on the internet, including a full list of all H.H. books published. I'm determined to have the whole collection eventually!!
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Summary: The Happy Hollister Series
Review: I have read the reviews of this book, and just wanted to add mine to your list. The one thing that all of these reviews have in common is that they are all positive...a fitting tribute to these books. My fourth grade teacher (Miss Roediger) read these books to us...one of my classmates was a subsriber to the series, and would bring them to class. To Beatrice and Miss Roediger, thank you! At my insistence, my parents bought me these books in the early-to-mid 60's...a tough time in my life due to my father's absence (courtesy of Uncle Sam and Vietnam). We lived in Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana, and later in Gainesville, Texas. Each time a book would arrive, I would tear the box open and have the book read within a few hours. We moved around a lot back then...but the constants in my life were my family and my extended family...Pete, Pam, Ricky, Holly, Sue, Zip, White Nose, Dave Mead, Ann Hunter, and even Joey Brill and Will Wilson. Shoreham was a gret place to escape to, and I did...many times. The times were simpler, and the reading more enjoyable. I am nearly 44 now. I have been a police officer for 21 years, and I teach at a local community college...and yet I continue to read and re-read, re-living my childhood...long gone, but never forgotten! I can recall each mystery and the outcome. There are still books around....I have the entire series...check used book stores and garage sales...and pass this rich heritage on to your children. This series is, without a doubt, unparalleled in children's reading.
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Summary: The Happy Hollisters
Review: I just have to say that as a kid, I loved these books. I still do. They provided such a good example for young persons today. I used to think that I was the only one to know about these books. I am glad now to know that am not. I too searched garage sales and thrift stores looking for these titles. Those of us who do love these books need to contact the publisher as a whole to make them republish our "Happy Hollisters" so that future generations will love them as we do.
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Summary: Perfect Childhood Escape
Review: I read all of the Happy Hollisters books as a child and loved every one of them! They helped me "escape" from an abusive home and "become" a Hollister for a little while. I always dreamed I was Sue or Holly. I would love to have some of the books to share with my precious daughter now... she has inherited my love of reading; and although, thankfully, our family is much different from what I grew up in, I know she would enjoy "living" with the Hollisters for a few hours each week and sharing their adventures!
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Summary: A fun read from a much more innocent time
Review: Like many of the other reviwers have commented, I read these as a child. I had the first 32 books of the series and was never able to locate book 33. I am 42 years old now and am enjoying reading those books of the series that (miraculously) did not get lost with my children. I have between 10 and 15 of the books now.
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Summary: Wonderful reading to bridge the generation gap.
Review: My father and I love the Happy Hollisters, we are trying to get the entire collection. When I was younger he used to read them to me every night. I think that they are very exciting and fun to read, wouldn't it be great if they were updated and rereleased, like the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Books.
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Summary: Great children's mysteries from a simpler time
Review: My third grade teacher read one of these to our class in the early 1960s and it opened my mind to the world of reading. Prior to that book, reading was a school chore. I became a club member and got all 33 books. They led to reading Hardy Boys and eventually even to Agatha Christie! They'd be great for a 3rd or 4th grader who is interested in mysteries. They're tame by today's standards but still fun. There are 33 books in the series. They were written by Andrew Svenson under the pen-name Jerry West. ...
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