Overrated, Book 1
About this ebook
2006, Los Angeles. A golden age of low-rise jeans, flip phones, and reality TV. And Eujin “P-Flo” Portendorfer is at the top of the pile. As the world’s most famous hip-hop dancer, Eujin is constantly surrounded by adoring, devoted fans—when he isn’t performing at sold-out arenas, he and his crew move from one party to the next, savoring the trappings of wealth and fame. Life couldn’t be better.
Until a league of assassins emerges from the shadows, murdering celebrities they deem unworthy of their fame. Their next target: Eujin Portendorfer.
Forced on the run and struggling to separate truth from lies, Eujin must team up with Amara, a superstar athlete just as clueless as him, and Jack Cruz, a mysterious man who may hold the answers to their multiplying questions. But how long can a pampered idol like Eujin survive in the real world—especially when he learns that the “real world” is the biggest lie of all?
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About the author
Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. He was named a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress in 2016, and advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel American Born Chinese, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, was adapted into an original series on Disney+. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His nonfiction graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, received an Eisner award and a Printz honor. His other comics work includes Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), and Superman Smashes the Klan and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru).
Jacob Perez grew up drawing from an early age and has loved comics for as long as he can remember. By middle school, he knew he wanted to work in animation. The same year that he was hired at Nickelodeon as a character designer (for Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), he illustrated the Image Comic series Royals. Jacob currently lives in Corvallis, Oregon, with his wife and daughter.
