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Hilo Book 3: The Great Big Boom

by Judd Winick · Hilo

A robot boy with a dark past fights to prove goodness is a choice, not a design flaw

Kid
72
/ 100
Parent
57
/ 100
Teacher
52
/ 100
Best fit: ages 8-11 Still works: ages 6-13

Our Take

Kids love it far more than adults value it — a pure entertainment powerhouse with surprising emotional depth that parents and teachers underestimate

✓ Perfect for

  • • Kids who love action-packed graphic novels with heart. Readers who enjoyed Dog Man's humor will find similar laughs here
  • • but with deeper emotional stakes and a protagonist wrestling with questions about identity and choice.

Book facts

Format
graphic novel
ISBN
9780385386203
Series
Hilo
Illustration
fully_illustrated

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