A Hero for WondLa vs Hilo: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Extraterrestrial beings, Identity, Robots, Science Fiction, Children's fiction
A Hero for WondLa
Raised underground by a robot, twelve-year-old Eva Nine finally finds all she ever wanted in the human colony of New Attica, but something very bad is going on there and unless Eva and her friends stop it, it could mean…
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Hilo
"When a mysterious boy falls from the sky, friends D.J. and Gina must discover the secrets of his identity and help him save the world"--
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Hilo is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for A Hero for WondLa.
- A Hero for WondLa has the widest readership — 59 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Hero for WondLa | Hilo | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (16) | 5.0 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (59) | 4.5 (15) |
Reception
| A Hero for WondLa | Hilo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 59 | 15 |
| Editions | 9 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 74 |
| Pages | 472 | 207 |