The Happy Hollisters at Circus Island by Jerry West The Happy Hollisters at Circus Island Jerry West Garden City: Doubleday and Company Copyright 1955 Illustrated by Helen S. Hamilton 184 pages The binding is in acceptable condition. The pages are clean but lightly tanning. The red cover has some bumps and dents on the edges. The jacket has some edge wear. Acceptable. Hardcover. The purchase of a houseboat for a customer at Mr. Hollister's sport and toy store, The Trading Post, sends the Hollister family to Circus Island, the home of the Sunshine Circus, in Florida. Before they are to leave, however, Pam enters her dog Zip in a dog show where the theft of two French poodles and an injury to Zip begin a mystery which has some connection with the Hollisters' destination in Florida.