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 visit their uncle at Sea Gull beach. They meet some new friends, compete in a kite contest and look for an old sunken pirate ship full of treasure. ( )

The Happy Hollisters at Sea Gull Beach (Happy Hollisters, #3) by Jerry West
In this story the family are practicing being pirates and even sell tickets to a backyard play raising money for a children's cause.
Their Uncle Ross the sketch drawing cartoonist has invited them to Sea Gull Beach to be in a kite content and also search for the missing pirate ship.
The kids and parents are packing to go...they stop for a night and find a lot of nice people along the way.
Once they arrive in Sea Gull Beach they discover a bully like Joey at home, Homer who's father is the treasure hunter ...
So many cool things they are shown, dig for and discover that lead them to think they could be close to finding the sunken pirate ship.
Love reading about the things the kids find at the beach site. Even the kite flying is an event not to be missed. ( )

I'm noticing how rich Mr Hollister must be, but I don't care. (It's kinda like YouTube can be) ( )

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. ( )

Really good for the young reader. ( )