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Hilo Book 7: Gina---The Girl Who Broke the World

Hilo Book 7: Gina---The Girl Who Broke the World

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  • Author：Judd Winick
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Summary

"An action-packed page turner with heart！"--Dav Pilkey， author of DOGMAN

Hilo's back！ Introducing an exciting， BRAND NEW epic story arc starring GINA in the New York Times BESTSELLING GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES that kids and critics love！

Hundreds of years ago， MAGIC disappeared from Earth。 At least。。。UNTIL NOW。 Because suddenly， giant magical beings are appearing and only GINA can see them。 Not to mention， Gina can somehow do magic herself。 Magic is powerful。 But it can also be DANGEROUS。 With DJ and HILO's help， can Gina figure out how to protect the magical beings from the creatures who are after them？ AND how to use her magic to become who she was always meant to be？ And can she do it WITHOUT putting the entire PLANET in JEAPARDY？！ Find out in Hilo 7--a laugh-out-loud， action packed adventure filled with epic battles！ friendship！ annoying older brothers！ annoying older sisters！ good guys！ bad guys！ inappriate jokes！ mangoes！ magic！ and much， much more！

Here's what people （and robots！） are saying about Hilo！

"Every kid would love a pal like Hilo， and every kid will LOVE this book！" --Lincoln Peirce， author of Big Nate series

"A story that can be enjoyed by the entire family。" --New York Times

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Reviews

Mary Lee ，

Winick hits it out of the ballpark again: great story， big important themes。

Gail ，

I was a little nervous that the series was going to continue with Gina as the focus。 Happy to report that this is a smooth transition and an imaginative way to carry on the series with these great characters。 As always wonderful art and a great story。 Humorous moments but also full of heart and love。

Mathew ，

A nice new instalment and a nice new arc revolving around Gina's complex relationship with magic and the inevitable tide of change that her actions bring upon the world。 I do enjoy this series very much but wonder about D。J。 who 'was' the main protagonist yet spent most of his time just running around and finds himself side-lined even more now。 If he was removed from the plot altogether would it matter？ Something I keep thinking on。 A nice new instalment and a nice new arc revolving around Gina's complex relationship with magic and the inevitable tide of change that her actions bring upon the world。 I do enjoy this series very much but wonder about D。J。 who 'was' the main protagonist yet spent most of his time just running around and finds himself side-lined even more now。 If he was removed from the plot altogether would it matter？ Something I keep thinking on。 。。。more

Lorraine ，

Another good installment in the Hilo series。 This story picks up where the last one ended。 Izzy is gone and the group is still trying to get over losing her。 Hilo is a human and adjusting to his new human body。 He is adorably funny and exuberant。 He loves trying new things - the stranger the better！ Gina is the one with all the powers now。 When she learns that various aliens are hunting down and trying to kill the Nestor， that are adorable bunny-like creatures， she steps in to rescue them。 The g Another good installment in the Hilo series。 This story picks up where the last one ended。 Izzy is gone and the group is still trying to get over losing her。 Hilo is a human and adjusting to his new human body。 He is adorably funny and exuberant。 He loves trying new things - the stranger the better！ Gina is the one with all the powers now。 When she learns that various aliens are hunting down and trying to kill the Nestor， that are adorable bunny-like creatures， she steps in to rescue them。 The group succeeds in hiding them， but she learns too late， that even though they are not bad， they want to change Earth back to a time when there was magic on the planet - 100，000 years ago！ I enjoyed the story。 I love the characters。 While we all miss Izzy， I keep hoping that she will somehow make a return in future books。 。。。more

CB ，

The continued excellence of this series is kind of astounding。 Humor mixed with emotion mixed with action。 Outstanding cartoon art as well。

Karissa ，

Series Info/Source: This is the seventh book in the HiLo series and the first one featuring Gina as the main character。 I bought this book。Story （4/5）: With HiLo turned human， Gina is the only one of the original gang who can still do amazing and magical things。 Now Gina is seeing things that only she can see and only she can stop。 She is wondering just exactly what really happened when she brought magic back to Earth for the first time in hundreds of years。Characters （4/5）: I continue to find t Series Info/Source: This is the seventh book in the HiLo series and the first one featuring Gina as the main character。 I bought this book。Story （4/5）: With HiLo turned human， Gina is the only one of the original gang who can still do amazing and magical things。 Now Gina is seeing things that only she can see and only she can stop。 She is wondering just exactly what really happened when she brought magic back to Earth for the first time in hundreds of years。Characters （4/5）: I continue to find this cast of characters highly entertaining。 It was fun to read about things from Gina’s perspective。 I also really enjoyed watching HiLo’s excitement and fascination with everything about being human （from pooping to awful ice cream flavors）。Setting （4/5）: This wasn’t the most exciting setting。 It takes place mostly at Gina’s house on Earth。 However， it was in keeping with a lot of the other volumes in the series and well done。Writing/Drawing Style （4/5）: The drawing is done in keeping with the rest of the series; very bright and cartoony。。。it fits the tone of the story perfectly。 Both the drawing and writing are fun and easy to follow。 I continue to enjoy Winick’s graphic novels a lot。My Summary （4/5）: Overall this was an entertaining continuation to the HiLo series and I enjoyed it。 This is aimed at a middle grade audience and I have noticed my 14 yr old son doesn’t seem to find these as entertaining as he used to。 I， however， still get a good laugh out of them。 They are fun and well done。 I love the interactions between friends and family and the crazy monsters/aliens that pop in and out of these books。 。。。more

Barbara ，

In this， the seventh book in the popular graphic novel series， Gina Cooper and her friends are still mourning the loss of Izzy。 Gina is also keenly aware that there are drawbacks and dangers associated with the use of magic， and she has become hesitant to use hers because of its possible costs。 But when strange creatures with magical powers appear on Earth， Gina realizes that she has to act。 After all， no one else can see them。 As she and her DJ and Hilo struggle with what to do， they face down In this， the seventh book in the popular graphic novel series， Gina Cooper and her friends are still mourning the loss of Izzy。 Gina is also keenly aware that there are drawbacks and dangers associated with the use of magic， and she has become hesitant to use hers because of its possible costs。 But when strange creatures with magical powers appear on Earth， Gina realizes that she has to act。 After all， no one else can see them。 As she and her DJ and Hilo struggle with what to do， they face down robots and fuzzy creatures in pursuit of two creatures called the Nestor。 There's a nifty twist at the end as Gina realizes that maybe she and her friends have intervened when they shouldn't。 As the Nestor travel back in time to their home， Earth becomes a haven for magic。 The colors in this comic are vibrant and filled with action， and despite the serious battles in which the friends are engaged， there is plenty of bathroom humor from Hilo， who is fascinated by the color of his poop， and lots of drama from Gina's sisters Bonnie and Connie who are obsessed with cheerleading。 The girls' parents are patient if also overwhelmed， and Gina's father is careful to reassure her of her own strengths and the need to be true to herself， whatever that might mean。 This title and series are good choices for students who say they hate to read。 The nifty flying creatures and robots add visual appeal to the stories， with their modern setting， and unique touches to the plot。 Parents， caregivers， and teachers can't miss with these， and many fourth or fifth graders will see themselves in their pages。 。。。more

Zac ，

Judd Winick’s Hilo series is my favourite kid’s graphic novel series。 I love it because it’s entertaining， action-packed， and laugh-out-loud-funny， but it also has real emotional depth。 His characters are saving the world and putting themselves in danger while doing so， and Judd shows how this affects his characters， especially the grief they feel at losing friends。 In the first six books in the series， D。J。， Gina and Hilo have been through a lot together， and they’ve come out the other side as Judd Winick’s Hilo series is my favourite kid’s graphic novel series。 I love it because it’s entertaining， action-packed， and laugh-out-loud-funny， but it also has real emotional depth。 His characters are saving the world and putting themselves in danger while doing so， and Judd shows how this affects his characters， especially the grief they feel at losing friends。 In the first six books in the series， D。J。， Gina and Hilo have been through a lot together， and they’ve come out the other side as different kids。 The latest book in the series， Gina – the Girl Who Broke the World， starts a new chapter for our heroes， but it still has everything I love about the Hilo series。Gina， D。J。 and Hilo are still coming to terms with the events in All the Pieces Fit。 Things are different for everyone。 Hilo is now human and living with D。J。 and his family， and Gina can do more magic than ever before。 She could use her magic to help others， but she knows that sometimes magic isn’t enough to save the ones you love。 When strange beings start appearing around their town， it seems that only Gina can see and hear them。 They appear to be hunting the Nestor， but they won’t reveal what or who the Nestor is。 D。J。 and Hilo want to help Gina， so she helps them to see the creatures。 When they finally meet the Nestor， the creatures explain that they just want to get home， and Gina offers to help them。 Gina must use all of her magic to help the Nestor return home， but in doing so， will put the entire earth in jeopardy。Gina – the Girl Who Broke the World is an awesome start to a new chapter of Hilo。 This book is a real emotional rollercoaster， as I was cracking up at Hilo’s antics one moment and my heart was breaking the next。 Gina， D。J。 and Hilo are grieving for their friends so are all finding it hard to adjust to their new lives。 They are such good friends though， as they take note of how they are each feeling and try to help in their own way。 You can tell， by their actions and from the illustrations， that they care deeply for each other。 I love the way that Judd can show us this using just a look between the characters。Hilo has always made me laugh but he made me chuckle so many times in this book。 He keeps forgetting that he’s human now and doesn’t have any powers。 He tries to fly like he used to and ends up flat on his face， or tries to shoots beams from his hands but remembers he can’t do that either。 Now that he’s human he can eat real food and he becomes totally obsessed with mango。 He wants to join Gina to fight the monsters so he makes special tights for him and D。J。 so that they’ll look the part。 My favourite Hilo moment is when he is distracting the babysitter with the face he’s drawn on his belly。 There are some things that he can do though that suggests that he is not completely human。Judd’s art is fantastic as always。 The thing I love the most about Judd’s storytelling is that so much of it is visual。 There are chunks of the story， when the kids are fighting monsters， where there is very little text。 That is what makes the Hilo series so great for struggling or reluctant readers， as the stories are light on text and heavy on visual storytelling。 Judd’s characters are also very expressive， so it is clear to see their emotions on their face and in their body language。I can’t recommend the Hilo series highly enough。 If you haven’t discovered them yet， go and find the first volume， Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth。 If you’ve read all of the others in the series you must get your hands on this volume immediately。 I will be eagerly awaiting Hilo book 8， coming in 2022。 。。。more

Rod Brown ，

I was hoping for a stand-alone adventure after the six-part epic that kicked off the series， but no， this is the first part of a new adventure and ends on a cliffhanger。Hilo does a pretty good job of providing comic relief throughout， but the overall tone is pretty downbeat as Gina is mired in grief and regret and starting to withdraw from the craziness that has derailed her life。I'm just tired of this series now， I guess。The nail in the coffin for me may well be Hilo and other characters repeat I was hoping for a stand-alone adventure after the six-part epic that kicked off the series， but no， this is the first part of a new adventure and ends on a cliffhanger。Hilo does a pretty good job of providing comic relief throughout， but the overall tone is pretty downbeat as Gina is mired in grief and regret and starting to withdraw from the craziness that has derailed her life。I'm just tired of this series now， I guess。The nail in the coffin for me may well be Hilo and other characters repeatedly and mistakenly calling leotards "tights。" They're not the same thing， and it doesn't seem to be a comedic misunderstanding so much as a desire to use the word tights over and over because it is often associated with superheroes。 I resent giving bad information to children， even if it is something as trivial as clothing terminology。 。。。more

Tiffany ，

This series continues to be awesome！！

Kelly ，

One of my all-time favorite series。 The humor， the adventure， the friendships。 I booktalk this series to my students all the time， and even on book 7 - this is high quality stuff。 Love it。

Annamarie Carlson （she， her） ，

While Hilo's story （sort of） wrapped up with All the Pieces Fit， Gina is now centerstage as she starts to understand her magical powers。 Some giant evil creatures start to show up bent on destruction while they hunt the mysterious Nestors， who can amplify magic。 Gina is determined to keep the Nestors and her home safe。。。but at what cost？I am so excited to see this series continue， and with Gina taking a leading role！ Excited for more。 While Hilo's story （sort of） wrapped up with All the Pieces Fit， Gina is now centerstage as she starts to understand her magical powers。 Some giant evil creatures start to show up bent on destruction while they hunt the mysterious Nestors， who can amplify magic。 Gina is determined to keep the Nestors and her home safe。。。but at what cost？I am so excited to see this series continue， and with Gina taking a leading role！ Excited for more。 。。。more

Panda Incognito ，

This continuation of the Hilo graphic novel series takes the story in a new direction， and also explores the kids' feelings of grief and loss from the first story arc's finale。 The author handled this well， letting the children experience their feelings without sending any preachy messages， and the story is fun and entertaining， with lots of colorful action， hilarious repartee， and strong character interactions。 I will look forward to reading future installments。 This continuation of the Hilo graphic novel series takes the story in a new direction， and also explores the kids' feelings of grief and loss from the first story arc's finale。 The author handled this well， letting the children experience their feelings without sending any preachy messages， and the story is fun and entertaining， with lots of colorful action， hilarious repartee， and strong character interactions。 I will look forward to reading future installments。 。。。more

Num ，

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Marisa ，

I love this series！ Super sweet and hilarious。 Must order more copies for the library so I can give it to EVERYONE。

Susanne ，

Another amazing addition to the Hilo series。 The kids are all dealing with their grief over losing Hilo’s sister Izzy。 It made me cry when Hilo says， “When people that we love have died。。。they don’t ever really leave us。 We CARRY who they were。” Of course， Hilo is also literally carrying some of Izzy’s powers inside of him。 It also made me laugh to see Hilo yelling to bunch of penguins， “What’s kickin’ chickens？” I don’t know why that gets me。 It just does。

Thomas ，

There are a lot of things to like about this volume in the HiLo series。 To wit:1。 The story shifts from HiLo to Gina。 This makes sense， because HiLo's story arc appeared to wrap up in volume six， and Gina was the likeliest choice for the next central character。2。 （view spoiler）[Gina is a reluctant hero who only gets involved when she has no choice。 Too often， comics and superhero stories focus on how to use powers for good or for evil， but never on how some people don't want them at all。 It feel There are a lot of things to like about this volume in the HiLo series。 To wit:1。 The story shifts from HiLo to Gina。 This makes sense， because HiLo's story arc appeared to wrap up in volume six， and Gina was the likeliest choice for the next central character。2。 （view spoiler）[Gina is a reluctant hero who only gets involved when she has no choice。 Too often， comics and superhero stories focus on how to use powers for good or for evil， but never on how some people don't want them at all。 It feels genuine，moreso because her closest friends think she SHOULD be the hero。 It's a refreshing take on an old trope。 （hide spoiler）]3。 （view spoiler）[Winick plays around with good and bad in the story。 Gina tries to save the characters who are good， but the bad characters are trying to do what's necessary to save the world。 The way Winick tells the story， anyone with sense would do the same thing Gina did。 She didn't know what the consequences would be， but if she did， would she have done anything differently？ （hide spoiler）]Since HiLo's story arc took up six volumes， I would expect Gina's arc to take that many volumes， as well。 I hope so， because I don't see myself tiring of this series any time soon。Outstanding！ 。。。more

Cara BookShelfMomma ，

My daughter loved this book！ The illustrations were great and I loved seeing a girl as the main character！！

Alicia ，

In this seventh installment （for which I preordered and picked it up from our indie bookstore the minute we got the call）， the book focuses on Gina who has just lost her friend but who has powers that she needs to believe in especially now that Hilo seems to not have any of his。 He's still eating his mangoes and being a goofball， but Gina needs to take charge and figure out what the nestor is and what needs to happen with it。 The group of friends are delightful， the humor is again spot-on， the h In this seventh installment （for which I preordered and picked it up from our indie bookstore the minute we got the call）， the book focuses on Gina who has just lost her friend but who has powers that she needs to believe in especially now that Hilo seems to not have any of his。 He's still eating his mangoes and being a goofball， but Gina needs to take charge and figure out what the nestor is and what needs to happen with it。 The group of friends are delightful， the humor is again spot-on， the home situations of each of the family groups is lovely， the creatures are genius， and the action is entertaining。 The books are always a highlight to read。 。。。more

Brady ，

I can’t wait for the next one！

Nicki Cartin ，

I started reading these to my kids a few years ago。 Now we anticipate the next book will be part of my son's birthday gift， it always makes him excited to open。 Now that they can read （and re-read） these on their own， I needed to read it myself just to know what happens！ I started reading these to my kids a few years ago。 Now we anticipate the next book will be part of my son's birthday gift， it always makes him excited to open。 Now that they can read （and re-read） these on their own， I needed to read it myself just to know what happens！ 。。。more

Michele Knott ，

This series remains my favorite graphic novel series because of the heart in the stories。 I love how this group of friends cares for each other and supports each other。 And it’s always laugh out loud funny！This story turns its attention on Gina， who is trying to figure out her magical abilities， and whether or not she really wants them。 The group of friends also explores their grief over losing their friend， Izzy。 I like that it talks about grief and allowed the characters to go through their gr This series remains my favorite graphic novel series because of the heart in the stories。 I love how this group of friends cares for each other and supports each other。 And it’s always laugh out loud funny！This story turns its attention on Gina， who is trying to figure out her magical abilities， and whether or not she really wants them。 The group of friends also explores their grief over losing their friend， Izzy。 I like that it talks about grief and allowed the characters to go through their grief together。 This continues to be a must read series！ 。。。more

Earl ，

Another exciting installment that tackles ongoing grief and having to shoulder unasked for and unwanted responsibility。 I'm curious as to where this arc will lead and how many more books there will be in the series。 Another exciting installment that tackles ongoing grief and having to shoulder unasked for and unwanted responsibility。 I'm curious as to where this arc will lead and how many more books there will be in the series。 。。。more

Ms Threlkeld ，

Action-packed and hilarious！

Max And ，

This is the best book ever。 -Max and the mountain

Elliott Leonard ，

Wow， The Hilo series’s are so good！

The Keepers of the Books ，

Since defeating， Razorwark Hilo and DJ are trying to adjust to life without Izzy as well as helping HiLo to adjust to living with DJ’s family。 Gina is trying to come to terms with the loss if Izzy while learning to master her magical powers。 When a large group of violent creatures start to show up， Gina worries they might be after the Nestors， a group of tiny creatures waiting to go back home through a portal。 Will the trio be able to protect the Nestors and defeat the new creatures？ Will they e Since defeating， Razorwark Hilo and DJ are trying to adjust to life without Izzy as well as helping HiLo to adjust to living with DJ’s family。 Gina is trying to come to terms with the loss if Izzy while learning to master her magical powers。 When a large group of violent creatures start to show up， Gina worries they might be after the Nestors， a group of tiny creatures waiting to go back home through a portal。 Will the trio be able to protect the Nestors and defeat the new creatures？ Will they ever come to terms with the loss of their friend？ Will Gina learn to master her powers？ The characters are likable， engaging， and true to the other novels in the series。 The addition of Hilo trying to be human adds a fun， humorous element to the story。 The illustrations are vivid， delightful， and colorful。 Fans of the other books in the HILo series will want to pick this one up。 Recommended for libraries were HiLo books are popular。 。。。more

Karin ，

Why is this series so consistently good？ Now with Gina moving into the spotlight， even more girl-powers on top of magic/alien/superhero adventure。 As Hilo himself would say AAAAAAAAHHHH。

Jennifer ，

I received an eARC courtesy of Random House Books for Young Readers via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。This was yet another solid addition to the Hilo series。 Great humor。 Great story。 Great character development。 It was an adventurous ride。 Winick has not disappointed me and he will not disappoint the kids who have been waiting for this book。For Libraries: If your library is anything like mine， you have had kids waiting for this one for a year。 And if you don't have the Hilo books y I received an eARC courtesy of Random House Books for Young Readers via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。This was yet another solid addition to the Hilo series。 Great humor。 Great story。 Great character development。 It was an adventurous ride。 Winick has not disappointed me and he will not disappoint the kids who have been waiting for this book。For Libraries: If your library is anything like mine， you have had kids waiting for this one for a year。 And if you don't have the Hilo books yet， you need to get them right away！ 。。。more

Beth ，

Seriously， I do love Hilo but this stepped into grief without being preachy or saccharine and let kids just have their feelings and I love it。

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