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"An action-packed page turner with heart!"—Dav Pilkey, author of DOG MAN

Take off on an action packed adventure with HILO Book 1! Dog Man meets Big Nate in this hilarious New York Times bestselling graphic novel series that kids love!

BOOM! CLANG! CRASH! D.J. and Gina are totally ordinary kids.…

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1 author picked Hilo Book 1 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is the beginning of a graphic novel series (my child adores graphic novels more generally) that has boys and girls in heroic roles. 

The roles are occasionally irreverent, but always equally strong. My child particularly loves the mixture of technology and magic, as well as the interactions between people and anthropomorphic animals.

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