Hilo Book 4: Waking the Monsters

DJ and Gina are TOTALLY ordinary kids. But Hilo isn't! ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! Has our favorite space boy finally met his match? Not if D.J. and Gina can help it! Mega Robot Monsters are suddenly waking up all over and they're TOO BIG and TOO STRONG for Hilo to fight on his own! Luckily, he doesn't have to! He has GINA and some brand new SUPER POWERS on his side! Being heroes can be super fun-but it can also be SUPER dangerous! And the closer Hilo and Gina get to saving their world from the monsters--the closer Hilo gets to the dark secret of his past. Does he really want to know? Do WE?!

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 wholeheartedly weird and wonderful tale of friendship, acceptance, and robots.--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

A story that can be enjoyed by the entire family.--The New York Times

A Total BLAST. --Miami Herald

* A must-have.--School Library Journal, Starred Review