Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Calvin and Hobbes meets Big Nate meets Bone in HILO-the hilarious, action-packed New York Times Bestselling GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES kids AND critics love "A Total BLAST," says the Miami Herald DJ and Gina are TOTALLY ordinary kids. But Hilo . . . isn't. HILO is just settling into life on earth (Bowling? Knock-knock jokes? OUTSTANDING ) when strange portals begin opening up all over town. And HOLY MACKEREL Even STRANGER creatures are coming through them But it will take more than a GIANT MUTANT CHICKEN, A VIKING HIPPO, A MAGICAL WARRIOR CAT, or even a few MILLION KILLER VEGETABLES to stop Team Hilo . . . er, WON'T IT? Can Hilo, DJ, and GINA figure out how to send these creatures back to their worlds before they DESTROY the earth?
Praise for HILO
* Children's Choice 5th-6th Grade Book of the Year
* Nominated for multiple State Awards--including the Pennsylvania's Young Reader's Choice Award
* An ILA-CBC Children's Choice
"More giant robotic ants and people going 'Aaaah ' than in the complete works of Jane Austen"--Neil Gaiman, bestselling author
"Every kid would love a pal like HILO, and every kid will love this book " --Lincoln Peirce, bestselling author of the Big Nate series
"HILO is delightful, silly, tender, and most importantly: funny." --Jeff Smith, bestselling author of the Bone series
"Fast paced, furiously funny, and will have kids waiting on the edge of their seats for more."--Jeffrey Brown, bestselling author of Jedi Academy
"Action-packed...and amazing fun "--Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of the Ordinary People Change the World series
"HILO is loads of slapstick fun with a touch of tenderness that kids will love."--Dan Santat, Caldecott Medal Winner
"High energy and HILARIOUS "--Gene Luen Yang, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
"A perfect book for any kid who ever needed a friend and then had one with superpowers fall from space." --Seth Meyers, actor, comedian and writer
* "Universally appealing. A wholeheartedly weird and wonderful tale of friendship, acceptance, and robots."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
* "A must-have."--School Library Journal, Starred Review
"The most enjoyable hero to hit the library shelves in years. Good clean laser-beams-coming-outta-your-hands fun for the whole family."--http: //blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/
"A total blast."--The Miami Herald
"A story that can be enjoyed by the entire family."--The New York Times
Synopsis
An action-packed page turner with heart --Dav Pilkey, author of DOG MAN Take off on an action packed adventure with HILO Book 2 Dog Manmeets Big Natein this hilarious New York Times bestselling graphic novel series that kids love
Everyone's favorite space boy, Hilo, is just settling into life on earth (Bowling? Knock-knock jokes? OUTSTANDING ) when strange portals begin opening up all over town. And HOLY MACKEREL Even STRANGER creatures are coming through them But it will take more than a GIANT MUTANT CHICKEN, A VIKING HIPPO, A MAGICAL WARRIOR CAT, or even a few MILLION KILLER VEGETABLES to stop Team Hilo . . . er, WON'T IT? Can Hilo, DJ, and GINA figure out how to send these creatures back to their worlds before they DESTROY the earth?
Here's what people (and robots ) are saying about Hilo
"More giant robotic ants and people going 'Aaaah ' than in the complete works of Jane Austen"--Neil Gaiman, bestselling author
"Every kid would love a pal like HILO, and every kid will love this book " --Lincoln Peirce, bestselling author of the Big Nate series
A perfect book for any kid who ever needed a friend and then had one with superpowers fall from space." --Seth Meyers, actor, comedian and writer
A story that can be enjoyed by the entire family.--The New York Times
A Total BLAST. --Miami Herald
* A wholeheartedly weird and wonderful tale of friendship, acceptance, and robots.--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
* A must-have.--School Library Journal, Starred Review