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Jerry West was a fictional name used by the Edward Stratemeyer Syndicate as that of the author of the Happy Hollister series of children's mysteries. The name of the man who actually wrote the books was Andrew E. Svenson.
Mr. Svenson joined the Stratemeyer Syndicate in 1948. Prior to that, Mr. Svenson had been a newspaper reporter for the Newark Evening News. He was generally responsible for supervising the boys' series produced by the Syndicate, and was the creator and nearly sole author for the Happy Hollisters series (1953-1970), except for volume 30, which was written by another Syndicate employee, Grace Grote. Svenson also wrote volumes 43 (with Harriet Adams), and 49-52 in the Bobbsey Twins series.
Andrew Svenson wrote the HAPPY HOLLISTER series, basing the characters on his own children. The Svensons used the summer months for travel where Andrew gained ideas for new volumes in the series. He became a full partner in the Syndicate in 1961.

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  #    Title
  1    The Happy Hollisters
  2    The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip
  3    The Happy Hollisters at Sea Gull Beach
  4    The Happy Hollisters and the Indian Treasure
  5    The Happy Hollisters at Mystery Mountain
  6    The Happy Hollisters at Snowflake camp
  7    The Happy Hollisters and the Trading Post Mystery
  8    The Happy Hollisters at Circus Island
  9    The Happy Hollisters and the Secret Fort
10    The Happy Hollisters at Pony Hill Farm
11    The Happy Hollisters and the Merry-Go-Round Mystery
12    The Happy Hollisters and the Old Clipper Ship
13    The Happy Hollisters at Lizard Cove
14    The Happy Hollisters and the Scarecrow Mystery
15    The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Totem Faces
16    The Happy Hollisters and the Ice Carnival Mystery
17    The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery in Skyscraper City
18    The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Little Mermaid
19    The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery at Missile Town
20    The Happy Hollisters and the Cowboy Mystery
21    The Happy Hollisters and the Haunted House Mystery
22    The Happy Hollisters and the Secret of the Lucky Coins
23    The Happy Hollisters and the Castle Rock Mystery
24    The Happy Hollisters and the Cuckoo Clock Mystery
25    The Happy Hollisters and the Swiss Echo Mystery
26    The Happy Hollisters and the Sea Turtle Mystery
27    The Happy Hollisters and the Punch and Judy Mystery
28    The Happy Hollisters and the Whistle Pig Mystery
29    The Happy Hollisters and the Ghost Horse Mystery
30    The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Golden Witch
31    The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Mexican Idol
32    The Happy Hollisters and the Monster Mystery
33    The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Midnight Trolls