The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip: HARDCOVER Special Edition, (Hardcover)

Back in hardcover format after a 50-year absence -- now with bonus special pages!

The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip (Volume #2 in the Happy Hollisters series)

A big fish contest at the Trading Post, the Hollisters' sporting goods store, has everybody in Shoreham competing. After Pete catches a Clown fish with a mysterious tag on its tail, another adventure begins for the eager young detectives. When the children's playmate, Bobby Reed, disappears in a leaky old boat, the whole family helps in the search.

Uncle Russ lends them his speedy cabin-cruiser, and they set off on a trip far down the winding river. After helping some hikers on shore,

Pete, Pam and Mr. Hollister get lost in the fog on their way back to their boat, the Sweetie Pie. Pam's borrowed compass and Pete's guiding voice help them find their way.

A series of surprise discoveries lead the Hollisters on a hunt for Bobby on shore. Other adventures provide good times along the way. But there are false clues and disappointments before the Hollisters find Bobby, solve the mystery of the tagged fish, and bring happiness to an old man, Bobby and his mother.

The Hollister family come alive in seventy action-packed illustrations so that readers have a feeling of really sharing in the lively adventures and good times of this lovable and interesting family.

First published in 1953, this charming mystery-adventure story, faithfully reproduced, is available in hardcover format again after a 50-year absence! Written for boys and girls between the ages of six and twelve, The Happy Hollisters are wholesome books, with an accent on humor and good, clean fun. Integrity always pays off and right wins over wrong. This is a perfect gift for the young reader in your life. Parents, grandparents, and teachers love these books for their healthy celebration of life in simpler times. Kids are thrilled with the fast-paced action and will not want to put them down. Over seventy action-packed illustrations make the story - and the Hollister family - so vivid that the reader has a feeling of really sharing in on the adventures of this lovable and interesting family.

Hardcover (8.75″ x 5.75″); 195 pages with over 70 illustrations and 8 bonus pages.