![]() ![]() The Stratemeyer Syndicate was a book packager, well-known for its development of children's book series including Tom Swift, The Bobbsey Twins, The Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew. Jerry West was the pen name Svenson used when he started writing The Happy Hollisters for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Svenson, a prolific yet somewhat anonymous, writer of books for children. The Happy Hollisters by Jerry West was actually written by Andrew E. Paperback 170 pages with 20 illustrations. Join the Happy Hollisters and share in the adventure and fun they have discovering the secret of the lucky coins. With two exciting mysteries to solve, the children turn to their new friend, the forester, whose extensive knowledge of trees helps them to decipher the message and locate both the stolen coins and the hidden treasure. The thief has left just one small clue that is overlooked by the police, but not by Pam. Is there a real treasure, and if so, where is it hidden? As the Hollisters eagerly try to answer these puzzling questions, a famous coin collection is stolen from the Crestwood museum. ![]() In it is a rare Oak Tree shilling and on the coin-the figure of a bird and the letters, t-r-e-a-s-u-r-e! In the roots of a tree blown down by the twister, Pete finds an old metal box. Their interest in coins quickly mounts when, on a visit to their cousins, Teddy and Jean, the family car is buffeted by a small tornado. ![]() Once Sue Hollister receives a "lucky penny" as a reward, the entire family takes up the fascinating hobby of coin collecting. ![]()
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