Despicable Me. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Despicable Me: The Junior Novel
Annie Auerbach, 2010
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, 2010

A supervillain named Felonius Gru has his pride injured when an unknown rival steals the Great Pyramid of Giza. With the assistance of his scientist sidekick, Dr. Nefario, and his Minions, Gru resolves to one-up this mysterious rival by shrinking and stealing the Moon.


Despicable Me 2. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Despicable Me 2: The Junior Novel
Annie Auerbach, 2013
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, 2013

A mysterious aircraft, using a giant magnet, steals a highly potent mutagen known as PX-41 from a secret laboratory in the Arctic Circle. Director Silas Ramsbottom of the Anti-Villain League (AVL) sends one of his agents, Lucy Wilde, to recruit Gru, a former supervillain. The pair are stationed at the Paradise Shopping Mall, with a cupcake store as their front.


Despicable Me 3. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Despicable Me 3: The Junior Novel
Sadie Chesterfield, 2017
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon, 2017

Married Anti-Villain League agents Gru and Lucy Wilde are sent to stop Balthazar Brat, a former child actor turned supervillain, from stealing the Dumont diamond. When Gru refuses to return to being a supervillain, and his assistant Dr. Nefario is frozen in carbonite, most of his Minions, led by Mel, abandon him to find new jobs.