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Hilo: Saving the Whole Wide World

written and illustrated by Judd Winick

Ages: 9+

Published: 2016

Publisher: Random House Children's Books/PRH

ISBN: 978-0-385-38623-4

Keywords: Extraterrestrial Beings, Graphic format, Friendship, Robots

ARC Hilo and his friends D.J., Gina, and Lisa team up with warrior cat Polly to stop strange creatures and robots from other dimensions from destroying the world. Brightly colored graphics.