SOME FRIENDS ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD!
WAKING THE MONSTERS
HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT
“Fast paced, FURIOUSLY FUNNY, and will have kids waiting on the edge of their seats for more.”
Jeffrey Brown, JEDI ACADEMY
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HILO IS MY NEW FAVORITE BOOK. YOU’LL LOVE IT.”
—Aiden B., age 8, Farmington Hills, Mich.
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“ UNIVERSALLY APPEALING . . . A wholeheartedly WEIRD and WONDERFUL tale of friendship, acceptance, and robots.”
Kirkus Reviews, Starred
★ “A MUST-HAVE .” School Library Journal, Starred
“ Hilo is delightful, SILLY, tender, and most importantly: FUNNY.”
—Jeff Smith, author of the BONE series
“A PERFECT BOOK for any kid who ever needed a friend and then had one with superpowers fall from space.” —Seth Meyers , actor and comedian
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“ BETTER THAN THE BEST! ”
—Matteo H-G., age 9, Oakland
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GINA IS SO AWESOME. She’s not afraid of anything and really cares about her friend! Mom, can I have my book back?!”
—Kyla G., age 10, Providence
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Hilo offers as much GENUINE PLEASURE TO READ as any book being produced today.”
—Comicswaitingroom.com
“Stayed in from recess to read it . . . CAN’T WAIT FOR NEXT ONE! ”
—Zac A., age 9, Hood River, Ore.
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GINA WAS MY FAVORITE character because she’s into science and soccer like me! I also liked D.J.’s family because it looks like mine!”
—Kiran M., age 7, Carlsbad, Calif.
“ HIGH ENERGY and HILARIOUS!”
—Gene Luen Yang , National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
“My students are obsessed with this series. OBSESSED! ”
—Colby Sharp, teacher, blogger, and co-founder of the Nerdy Book Club
“My big brother and I FIGHT OVER THIS BOOK.”
—Nory V., age 8, Montclair, N.J.
“Hilo is loads of SLAPSTICK FUN! ”
—Dan Santat, winner of the Caldecott Medal
“I LOVE this book because it is EXCITING and FUNNY.”
—Nate A., age 8, Brooklyn
“Hilo is REALLY, REALLY FUNNY.
It has a LOT OF LAUGHS. The raccoon is the funniest.”
—Theo M., age 7, Miami, Fla.
“ FANTASTIC . EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT THIS . . . IS TERRIFIC.” —Boingboing.net
“More GIANT ROBOTIC ANTS . . . than in the complete works of Jane Austen.”
—Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline
READ ALL THE BOOKS!
HILO #1 THE BOY WHO CRASHED TO EARTH
HILO #2 SAVING THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
HILO #3 THE GREAT BIG BOOM
HILO #4 WAKING THE MONSTERS
WAKING THE MONSTERS
by judd winick cOLOR by STEVE HAMA k ERBOOK 4
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