Hilo: Saving the Whole Wide World

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: June 6, 2016

Review

The second book about Hilo from Winick is just as winning as the first. Wonderfully fun, with fantastic characters and pop-off-the-page illustrations, this series about a robot boy who dropped from the sky into D.J. Lim's life is an easy sell to elementary-aged readers. This book starts where book 1 ended, with Hilo stuck in a void. Not to worry, he manages to eject himself, in pieces, back to Earth. However, many other robot monsters also eject themselves out of the void. Hilo, together with D.J., his friend Gina, his little sister Lisa, and a warrior cat take on these menaces "wonking" each back to its world. The book ends with another fantastic cliff-hanger that will have young readers waiting with bated breath for the next installment. Appealing to readers of any gender who like funny dialogue and lots of action. Highly recommend.

Overall Book Score: very good