Description: Seventeen-year-old Filipino American Victor Dela Cruz feels like an outsider at school, but when he sees his food truck boss use a tsinelas to stop a thief, his superhero obsession sparks a quest to uncover his boss's secret identity--while also learning to embrace his own cultural heritage.
Brief description: Jason Tanamor is a Filipino American writer and author. Named as one of the "5 Best Modern Filipino Writers'' by Pinas Global Newspaper and listed as one of Positively Filipino's "Fil-Ams Among the Remarkable and Famous," Tanamor is the acclaimed author of the Filipino-themed novels Vampires of Portlandia, Love, Dance & Egg Rolls, and The Legend of Sensei Tsinelas. He was nominated for the 2024 UCLA Allegra Johnson Writing Prize and he has been featured in several Filipino publications like Esquire Philippines, CNN Philippines, Philippine Daily Inquirer, and Asian Journal. Tanamor currently lives and works in Illinois.
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An endearing story of identity and cultural pride.
--Kirkus Reviews