Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth

Author(s): Judd Winick

Teen / YA

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!D.J. and his friend Gina are totally normal kids. But Hilo isn't! Hilo doesn't know where he came from, or what he's doing on Earth. (Or why going to school in only your underwear is a BAD idea!) . . . But UH-OH, what if Hilo wasn't the only thing to fall to our planet? Can the trio unlock the secrets of Hilo's past? Can Hilo SURVIVE a day at school? Find out in HILO-a laugh-out-loud, epic story of friendship! Adventure! (And the occasionaly mutant robot ant).

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!

"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


Product Information

JUDD WINICK grew up on Long Island, where he spent countless hours doodling, reading X-Men comics and the newspaper strip Bloom County, and watching Looney Tunes. Today, Judd lives in San Francisco with his wife, Pam Ling; their two kids; and their cat, Chaka. When Judd isn't collecting far more action figures and vinyl toys than a normal adult, he is a screenwriter and an award-winning cartoonist. Judd has scripted issues of bestselling comic series, including Batman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Justice League, and Star Wars, and was head writer on the Hulu network's animated series, The Awesomes. Judd also appeared as a cast member of MTV's The Real World: San Francisco and is the author of the highly acclaimed graphic novel Pedro and Me, about his Real World roommate and friend, AIDS activist Pedro Zamora. Visit Judd and Hilo online at www.juddwinick.com.

General Fields

  • : 9780385386173
  • : Random House USA Inc
  • : Random House Books for Young Readers
  • : 0.463
  • : 21 September 2015
  • : 210mm X 127mm X 15mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Judd Winick
  • : Judd Winick
  • : Full Colour Illustrations
  • : Full Colour Illustrations
  • : 208
  • : 208
  • : 741.5
  • : 741.5
  • : Hardback
  • : Hardback