Fun Facts

This section was originally the "Did you know?" section before the page was re-vamped and re-organized. It is filled with fun facts and tidbits about the Hollister books.

Jerry West is a pseudonym (pen name), and the Hollister series was written by a man named Andrew Svenson (1910 - 1975).

Andrew Svenson had six children and the Happy Hollisters were based on his own family.

The series was produced by Stratemeyer Syndicates (who also produced the Nancy Drew series, the Hardy Boy series, the Tom Swift series, etc).

When they first came out, one could get them monthly as part of a subscription plan. I'm told that they ranged in price from $1.00 to $1.50!

The series was illustrated by Helen S. Hamilton

There are 18 chapters in each book.


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