Minions: Junior Novel is the novelization or storybook adaptation of the animated film Minions. The story serves as a prequel to the Despicable Me series, charting the history of the small, yellow, devoted henchmen known as the Minions. Specifically, it follows three Minions—Kevin, Stuart, and Bob—who set out in 1968 to find the perfect evil boss, leading them to the world's first female super-villain, Scarlet Overkill, and a chaotic adventure in London.