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Bullies and Badguys

Which bullies and badguys do you remember from the Happy Hollister series? Here's a listing of bullies and badguys who appear in the books. I'll also list which book they appeared in ...or in the case of those that appeared in more than one, I'll list the first book that they appeared in.

JOEY BRILL

Joey appeared for the first time in the first book. The Hollister children met him in Chapter One while they were in the process of moving to Shoreham. Pam's impression of him was that he was not a very friendly boy. He was described as being Pete's age, tall and heavily built. He told Holly that they didn't need any more kids in Shoreham when she informed him of where they were moving to. Holly thought he was rude. Throughout the series, Joey is a serious thorn in the Hollisters sides. He's a braggart, a bullie and very unfriendly. His main purpose is to make life for the Hollister children more difficult. Despite all of this, I have a confession to make. I actually LIKED Joey! In the first book, he's an awful kid, but after you've read a few books in the series...you start to see a more likeable of Joey and start to understand the reason he's not so nice. Joey is the kid who doesn't have many friends...and all of the other kids play jokes on him. Basically, he's teased and pretty much a loner. He's willing to go along with other bullies in order to have a friend. After reading most of the books in the series, this is the way that I saw Joey. I kept rooting for him to find a good friend who would turn his life around. Alas, it never happened!

Bo Stenkle

Bo had stolen before. Prior to his dealings with the Hollisters, he had stolen a horse. Bo Stenkle is the badguy from the first book. He is described as really thin, had close-set eyes and black hair that stuck straight up. He also wears a little red hat. He lives on Blackberry Island, and is a thief who pounces on any opportunity he can. Not only did he steal the Hollisters moving van and sell off some of the stuff contained in it, but he also regularly broke into their house in search of a treasure. Shortly after he finds the treasure, he gets caught. Even then, he won't tell where the treasure is hidden and Pete has to find it on his own. Bo seems to be a lesser (small-time) criminal than some of the other badguys in the series, but I felt no pity for him whatsoever.

Started on 2/13/97

© 1997 Matt and Rachel Shreckengast

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