The Hollisters are written for a younger audience than the Famous Five books by Enid Blyton. Unlike the Famous Five, the Hollisters did not go on holidays alone without adults, and they did not usually five themselves in such extreme dangers. They still managed to live adventures and solve mysteries, though.

The books were written in the 50s and 60s, and it depicts a clean-cut, wholesome family, where children get along with their siblings and respect their parents. The plot is simple, as befits the target audience, and the chapters usually end in a cliffhanger to keep readers interested. The target audience is a bit too young for the books to appeal to adult readers, but then again they do not need to. Children between 5 and 11 are the target audience, and the books will work well for them.

In this book, the Hollisters go on a river trip on a big motor boat with their parents, looking for a friend of them who has disappeared, possibly run away. The last time he was seen was rowing down the river on a very old boat. The children also find several fishes with tags on their tails saying "Old Moe", and try to solve that mystery. ( )

Un gran concurso de pescado en The Trading Post, la tienda de artículos deportivos de Hollisters, tiene emocionados a todos en Shoreham. Después de que Pete atrape un gran pez con una etiqueta en la cola, comienza otra aventura para los ansiosos jóvenes detectives. Cuando el amigo de los niños, Bobby Reed, desaparece en un viejo bote agujereado, toda la familia ayuda en la búsqueda. El tío Russ les presta su bote y emprenden un viaje por el río Muskong. Después de ayudar a alguno excursionistas en la orilla, Pete, Pam y el Sr. Hollister se pierden en la niebla en su camino de regreso al bote.
Una serie de descubrimientos sorpresa llevan a los Hollister a buscar a Bobby en la costa, y otras aventuras brindan buenos momentos en el camino. Pero hay pistas falsas y decepciones antes de que los Hollister encuentren a Bobby, resuelvan el misterio del pez marcado y hagan felices a un anciano, Bobby y su madre.

The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip by Jerry West
Another episode of the family as the hardware store their dad runs has a contest. the biggest fish caught will win $25 to spend at the store.
The kids also run into Bobby, a local boy but he's staying with a farmer who puts him to work while his mother is out west. She is searching for her grandfather.
The children also catch some fish with a tag on the tail that says ole moe with a number. They ask many around town for a clue as to who ole moe is and they get a lot of clues.
Love the printing procedures at the newspaper, so precise as I was in the publishing business at one time.
The kids are alarmed when they learn Bobby has left the area and they start searching and ask their Uncle Russ for help.
He is able to help them as they all search for the missing boy and also try to find out about ole moe.
What a great story, it even has the bully of the town Joey Brille at his tricks again. Wouldn't be a story without him.
Love all the kids and all they put into finding out all the answers.
Can't wait to read another book. ( )

I'm afraid that my KU readathon may turn into a Happy Hollisters Readathon for about thirty more books. ( )

Los Hollister es la serie de libros que me inició definitivamente en la lectura. Recuerdo haber leído el primero y, con todo el dinero que había ahorrado por mi primera comunión y en todos los años anteriores, ir a por los 32 restantes, que costaban 600 pelas cada uno. Los compré todos en la feria del libro de Ceuta, lo recuerdo perfectamente, y volví a mi casa con dos bolsas y una mochila llenas de libros, que me duraron tres meses exactamente, para sorpresa/preocupación de mi madre.
Cada libro es el mismo, con aventuras algo diferentes, y con los mismo personajes, que no evolucionan nada en toda la serie. Pete, Pam, Holly, Ricky, Sue, puedo recitar sus nombres treinta años después sin consultarlo. Yo siempre fui de los Hollister, despreciando a quieres eran de los siete secretos, los Cinco o (puaj) Puck.
Junto a Mortadelo, los tres investigadores de Alfred Hitchcock y (a petición de mi padre) las aventuras de Guillermo, comenzaron a formar mi universo lector. Y por ello, aunque sean libros de lo más intrascendente, los considero fundamentales. ( )